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#8A8FBB closest to Galactic Gossamer

#8A8FBB is a medium, muted purple; the closest named color is Galactic Gossamer. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 56.1% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(138, 143, 187)). Its HSL value is 234° hue, 26% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 26% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #8A8FBB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.73:1.

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Variations of #8A8FBB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#8A8FBB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#8A8FBB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A8FBB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8090BA
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8394BD
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8492BC
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8090BA
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8490BA
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #7E979E
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8692AE
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #929292
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #90919D

#8A8FBB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.12:1 Poor#8A8FBB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.73:1 Good#8A8FBB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A8FBB in CSS

/* Galactic Gossamer */
.color { color: #8A8FBB; }
.background { background-color: #8A8FBB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A8FBB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 143 187);
color: hsl(234 26% 64%);
color: oklch(0.662 0.066 279.4);

#8A8FBB FAQ

What color is #8A8FBB?

#8A8FBB is a medium, muted purple. Its closest named color is Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8A8FBB?

#8A8FBB is rgb(138, 143, 187) in RGB, hsl(234, 26%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(26%, 24%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A8FBB?

The complementary color of #8A8FBB is #BBB68A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A8FBB?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A8FBB: 6.73:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A8FBB a warm or cool color?

#8A8FBB is a cool color.