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#8A91FA closest to Perrywinkle

#8A91FA is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Perrywinkle. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 56.9% green and 98.0% blue (rgb(138, 145, 250)). Its HSL value is 236° hue, 92% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 45% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. #8A91FA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.51:1.

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Variations of #8A91FA

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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#8A91FA 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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#8A91FA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A91FA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6196F8
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #699FFE
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #729BFC
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6196F8
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7095F9
  • Tritanopia 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #64A7B9
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7F9ADF
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9B9B9B
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9798B9

#8A91FA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.80:1 Very poor#8A91FA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.51:1 Very good#8A91FA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A91FA in CSS

/* Perrywinkle */
.color { color: #8A91FA; }
.background { background-color: #8A91FA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A91FA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 145 250);
color: hsl(236 92% 76%);
color: oklch(0.697 0.153 278.8);

#8A91FA FAQ

What color is #8A91FA?

#8A91FA is a light, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Perrywinkle. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8A91FA?

#8A91FA is rgb(138, 145, 250) in RGB, hsl(236, 92%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(45%, 42%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A91FA?

The complementary color of #8A91FA is #FAF38A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A91FA?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A91FA: 7.51:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A91FA a warm or cool color?

#8A91FA is a cool color.