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#8A96EB closest to Perrywinkle

#8A96EB is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Perrywinkle. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 58.8% green and 92.2% blue (rgb(138, 150, 235)). Its HSL value is 233° hue, 71% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 41% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #8A96EB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.64:1.

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Variations of #8A96EB

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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#8A96EB 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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#8A96EB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A96EB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7198E9
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #79A0EE
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7D9DED
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7198E9
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7A98EA
  • Tritanopia 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #6BA7B5
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #819DD5
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9C9C9C
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #989AB4

#8A96EB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.75:1 Very poor#8A96EB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.64:1 Very good#8A96EB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A96EB in CSS

/* Perrywinkle */
.color { color: #8A96EB; }
.background { background-color: #8A96EB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A96EB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 150 235);
color: hsl(233 71% 73%);
color: oklch(0.699 0.125 276.5);

#8A96EB FAQ

What color is #8A96EB?

#8A96EB 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 #8A96EB?

#8A96EB is rgb(138, 150, 235) in RGB, hsl(233, 71%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(41%, 36%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A96EB?

The complementary color of #8A96EB is #EBDF8A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A96EB?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A96EB: 7.64:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A96EB a warm or cool color?

#8A96EB is a cool color.