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#8B00A3 closest to Orb of Discord

#8B00A3 is a dark, vivid purple; the closest named color is Orb of Discord. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 0.0% green and 63.9% blue (rgb(139, 0, 163)). Its HSL value is 291° hue, 100% saturation and 32% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. #8B00A3 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.99:1.

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Variations of #8B00A3

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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#8B00A3 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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#8B00A3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8B00A3 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 60% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #1C54A0
  • Protanopia 59% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0049A7
  • Protanomaly 68% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3A40A5
  • Deuteranopia 60% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #1C54A0
  • Deuteranomaly 74% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5245A1
  • Tritanopia 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #8B345E
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8C1F89
  • Achromatopsia 55% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #515151
  • Achromatomaly 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #63466D

#8B00A3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.99:1 Very good#8B00A3 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.63:1 Very poor#8B00A3 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#8B00A3 in CSS

/* Orb of Discord */
.color { color: #8B00A3; }
.background { background-color: #8B00A3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8B00A3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(139 0 163);
color: hsl(291 100% 32%);
color: oklch(0.464 0.222 320.0);

#8B00A3 FAQ

What color is #8B00A3?

#8B00A3 is a dark, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Orb of Discord. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8B00A3?

#8B00A3 is rgb(139, 0, 163) in RGB, hsl(291, 100%, 32%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 100%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8B00A3?

The complementary color of #8B00A3 is #18A300, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8B00A3?

White text has the best contrast on #8B00A3: 7.99:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8B00A3 a warm or cool color?

#8B00A3 is a cool color.