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#8C19B5 closest to Violet Poison

#8C19B5 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 71.0% blue (rgb(140, 25, 181)). Its HSL value is 284° hue, 76% saturation and 40% lightness, and in CMYK it is 23% cyan, 86% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black. #8C19B5 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.19:1.

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Variations of #8C19B5

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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#8C19B5 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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#8C19B5 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8C19B5 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 60% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #005AB2
  • Protanopia 61% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0052B9
  • Protanomaly 68% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3649B7
  • Deuteranopia 60% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #005AB2
  • Deuteranomaly 74% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #4F4CB3
  • Tritanopia 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #88436B
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8C2F99
  • Achromatopsia 55% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #575757
  • Achromatomaly 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #684D78

#8C19B5 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.19:1 Very good#8C19B5 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.92:1 Very poor#8C19B5 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#8C19B5 in CSS

/* Violet Poison */
.color { color: #8C19B5; }
.background { background-color: #8C19B5; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8C19B5; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(140 25 181);
color: hsl(284 76% 40%);
color: oklch(0.488 0.225 314.3);

#8C19B5 FAQ

What color is #8C19B5?

#8C19B5 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 #8C19B5?

#8C19B5 is rgb(140, 25, 181) in RGB, hsl(284, 76%, 40%) in HSL and cmyk(23%, 86%, 0%, 29%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8C19B5?

The complementary color of #8C19B5 is #42B519, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8C19B5?

White text has the best contrast on #8C19B5: 7.19:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8C19B5 a warm or cool color?

#8C19B5 is a cool color.