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#8A94DE closest to Perrywinkle

#8A94DE is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Perrywinkle. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 58.0% green and 87.1% blue (rgb(138, 148, 222)). Its HSL value is 233° hue, 56% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 38% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #8A94DE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.37:1.

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Variations of #8A94DE

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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#8A94DE 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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#8A94DE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A94DE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7696DC
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7C9CE1
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7F9AE0
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7696DC
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7D96DD
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #71A2AF
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #829ACA
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #999999
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9598AE

#8A94DE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.85:1 Very poor#8A94DE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.37:1 Very good#8A94DE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A94DE in CSS

/* Perrywinkle */
.color { color: #8A94DE; }
.background { background-color: #8A94DE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A94DE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 148 222);
color: hsl(233 56% 71%);
color: oklch(0.688 0.109 277.2);

#8A94DE FAQ

What color is #8A94DE?

#8A94DE is a light, moderately saturated 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 #8A94DE?

#8A94DE is rgb(138, 148, 222) in RGB, hsl(233, 56%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(38%, 33%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A94DE?

The complementary color of #8A94DE is #DED48A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A94DE?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A94DE: 7.37:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A94DE a warm or cool color?

#8A94DE is a cool color.