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#8B7DFD closest to Periwinkle

#8B7DFD is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Periwinkle. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 49.0% green and 99.2% blue (rgb(139, 125, 253)). Its HSL value is 247° hue, 97% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 45% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. #8B7DFD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.45:1.

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Variations of #8B7DFD

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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#8B7DFD 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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#8B7DFD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8B7DFD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #3D8BFA
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4292FF
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5B8DFF
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #3D8BFA
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5F87FB
  • Tritanopia 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #6698B1
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8189DF
  • Achromatopsia 63% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8E8E8E
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8E8AB3

#8B7DFD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.26:1 Poor#8B7DFD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.45:1 Good#8B7DFD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8B7DFD in CSS

/* Periwinkle */
.color { color: #8B7DFD; }
.background { background-color: #8B7DFD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8B7DFD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(139 125 253);
color: hsl(247 97% 74%);
color: oklch(0.663 0.184 285.2);

#8B7DFD FAQ

What color is #8B7DFD?

#8B7DFD is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Periwinkle. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8B7DFD?

#8B7DFD is rgb(139, 125, 253) in RGB, hsl(247, 97%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(45%, 51%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8B7DFD?

The complementary color of #8B7DFD is #EFFD7D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8B7DFD?

Black text has the best contrast on #8B7DFD: 6.45:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8B7DFD a warm or cool color?

#8B7DFD is a cool color.