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#8C19AB closest to Pleasant Purple

#8C19AB is a medium, 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 67.1% blue (rgb(140, 25, 171)). Its HSL value is 287° hue, 74% saturation and 38% lightness, and in CMYK it is 18% cyan, 85% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. #8C19AB is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.39:1.

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Variations of #8C19AB

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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#8C19AB 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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#8C19AB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8C19AB 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 #1C59A8
  • Protanopia 61% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #004FAF
  • Protanomaly 69% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3C47AD
  • Deuteranopia 62% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #1C59A8
  • Deuteranomaly 75% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #534BA9
  • Tritanopia 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #8A3E66
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8D2C90
  • Achromatopsia 56% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #565656
  • Achromatomaly 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #674C73

#8C19AB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.39:1 Very good#8C19AB text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.84:1 Very poor#8C19AB text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#8C19AB in CSS

/* Pleasant Purple */
.color { color: #8C19AB; }
.background { background-color: #8C19AB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8C19AB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(140 25 171);
color: hsl(287 74% 38%);
color: oklch(0.481 0.217 317.3);

#8C19AB FAQ

What color is #8C19AB?

#8C19AB is a medium, 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 #8C19AB?

#8C19AB is rgb(140, 25, 171) in RGB, hsl(287, 74%, 38%) in HSL and cmyk(18%, 85%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8C19AB?

The complementary color of #8C19AB is #38AB19, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8C19AB?

White text has the best contrast on #8C19AB: 7.39:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8C19AB a warm or cool color?

#8C19AB is a cool color.