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#8C19AF closest to Violet Poison

#8C19AF is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Violet Poison. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 9.8% green and 68.6% blue (rgb(140, 25, 175)). Its HSL value is 286° hue, 75% saturation and 39% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 86% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black. #8C19AF is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.31:1.

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Variations of #8C19AF

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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#8C19AF 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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#8C19AF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8C19AF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 61% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #1459AC
  • Protanopia 61% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0050B3
  • Protanomaly 69% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3A48B1
  • Deuteranopia 61% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #1459AC
  • Deuteranomaly 74% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #514BAD
  • Tritanopia 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #894068
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8D2E94
  • 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 #674C75

#8C19AF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.31:1 Very good#8C19AF text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.87:1 Very poor#8C19AF text on black
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AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#8C19AF in CSS

/* Violet Poison */
.color { color: #8C19AF; }
.background { background-color: #8C19AF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8C19AF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(140 25 175);
color: hsl(286 75% 39%);
color: oklch(0.484 0.220 316.1);

#8C19AF FAQ

What color is #8C19AF?

#8C19AF 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 #8C19AF?

#8C19AF is rgb(140, 25, 175) in RGB, hsl(286, 75%, 39%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 86%, 0%, 31%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8C19AF?

The complementary color of #8C19AF is #3CAF19, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8C19AF?

White text has the best contrast on #8C19AF: 7.31:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8C19AF a warm or cool color?

#8C19AF is a cool color.