8C19A7

#8C19A7 closest to Pleasant Purple

#8C19A7 is a dark, vivid purple; the closest named color is Pleasant Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 9.8% green and 65.5% blue (rgb(140, 25, 167)). Its HSL value is 289° hue, 74% saturation and 38% lightness, and in CMYK it is 16% cyan, 85% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black. #8C19A7 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.47:1.

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Variations of #8C19A7

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#8C19A7 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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#8C19A7 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8C19A7 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 62% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #2358A4
  • Protanopia 60% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #004EAB
  • Protanomaly 70% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3E46A9
  • Deuteranopia 62% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #2358A4
  • Deuteranomaly 75% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #544AA5
  • Tritanopia 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #8B3C63
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8D2B8D
  • Achromatopsia 57% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #555555
  • Achromatomaly 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #664B71

#8C19A7 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.47:1 Very good#8C19A7 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.81:1 Very poor#8C19A7 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#8C19A7 in CSS

/* Pleasant Purple */
.color { color: #8C19A7; }
.background { background-color: #8C19A7; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8C19A7; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(140 25 167);
color: hsl(289 74% 38%);
color: oklch(0.478 0.214 318.6);

#8C19A7 FAQ

What color is #8C19A7?

#8C19A7 is a dark, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Pleasant Purple. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8C19A7?

#8C19A7 is rgb(140, 25, 167) in RGB, hsl(289, 74%, 38%) in HSL and cmyk(16%, 85%, 0%, 35%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8C19A7?

The complementary color of #8C19A7 is #34A719, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8C19A7?

White text has the best contrast on #8C19A7: 7.47:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8C19A7 a warm or cool color?

#8C19A7 is a cool color.