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#8C00A8 closest to Violet Poison

#8C00A8 is a dark, vivid purple; the closest named color is Violet Poison. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 0.0% green and 65.9% blue (rgb(140, 0, 168)). Its HSL value is 290° hue, 100% saturation and 33% lightness, and in CMYK it is 17% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black. #8C00A8 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.83:1.

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Variations of #8C00A8

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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#8C00A8 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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#8C00A8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8C00A8 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 59% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #1456A5
  • Protanopia 59% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #004AAC
  • Protanomaly 67% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3941AA
  • Deuteranopia 59% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #1456A5
  • Deuteranomaly 73% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5146A6
  • Tritanopia 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #8B3661
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8D218D
  • Achromatopsia 54% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #525252
  • Achromatomaly 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #644770

#8C00A8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.83:1 Very good#8C00A8 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.68:1 Very poor#8C00A8 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#8C00A8 in CSS

/* Violet Poison */
.color { color: #8C00A8; }
.background { background-color: #8C00A8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8C00A8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(140 0 168);
color: hsl(290 100% 33%);
color: oklch(0.469 0.226 318.8);

#8C00A8 FAQ

What color is #8C00A8?

#8C00A8 is a dark, 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 #8C00A8?

#8C00A8 is rgb(140, 0, 168) in RGB, hsl(290, 100%, 33%) in HSL and cmyk(17%, 100%, 0%, 34%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8C00A8?

The complementary color of #8C00A8 is #1CA800, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8C00A8?

White text has the best contrast on #8C00A8: 7.83:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8C00A8 a warm or cool color?

#8C00A8 is a cool color.