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#8B0BBD closest to Violet Poison

#8B0BBD is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Violet Poison. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 4.3% green and 74.1% blue (rgb(139, 11, 189)). Its HSL value is 283° hue, 89% saturation and 39% lightness, and in CMYK it is 26% cyan, 94% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #8B0BBD is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.29:1.

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Variations of #8B0BBD

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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#8B0BBD 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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#8B0BBD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8B0BBD 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 #0058BA
  • Protanopia 61% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0051C1
  • Protanomaly 66% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #2A48BF
  • Deuteranopia 60% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0058BA
  • Deuteranomaly 72% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #484ABB
  • Tritanopia 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #85446F
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8A2D9F
  • Achromatopsia 52% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #565656
  • Achromatomaly 68% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #674C7B

#8B0BBD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.29:1 Very good#8B0BBD text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.88:1 Very poor#8B0BBD text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#8B0BBD in CSS

/* Violet Poison */
.color { color: #8B0BBD; }
.background { background-color: #8B0BBD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8B0BBD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(139 11 189);
color: hsl(283 89% 39%);
color: oklch(0.487 0.238 312.1);

#8B0BBD FAQ

What color is #8B0BBD?

#8B0BBD is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Violet Poison. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8B0BBD?

#8B0BBD is rgb(139, 11, 189) in RGB, hsl(283, 89%, 39%) in HSL and cmyk(26%, 94%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8B0BBD?

The complementary color of #8B0BBD is #3DBD0B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8B0BBD?

White text has the best contrast on #8B0BBD: 7.29:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8B0BBD a warm or cool color?

#8B0BBD is a cool color.