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#8A96FF closest to Perrywinkle

#8A96FF is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Perrywinkle. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 58.8% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(138, 150, 255)). Its HSL value is 234° hue, 100% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 46% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #8A96FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.89:1.

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Variations of #8A96FF

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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#8A96FF 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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#8A96FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A96FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #649AFD
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6EA3FF
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #759FFF
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #649AFD
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #729AFE
  • Tritanopia 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #60ACBE
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7E9FE4
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9F9F9F
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9A9CBD

#8A96FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.66:1 Very poor#8A96FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.89:1 Very good#8A96FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A96FF in CSS

/* Perrywinkle */
.color { color: #8A96FF; }
.background { background-color: #8A96FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A96FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 150 255);
color: hsl(234 100% 77%);
color: oklch(0.709 0.153 276.8);

#8A96FF FAQ

What color is #8A96FF?

#8A96FF 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 #8A96FF?

#8A96FF is rgb(138, 150, 255) in RGB, hsl(234, 100%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(46%, 41%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A96FF?

The complementary color of #8A96FF is #FFF38A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A96FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A96FF: 7.89:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A96FF a warm or cool color?

#8A96FF is a cool color.