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#8C19B9 closest to Violet Poison

#8C19B9 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 72.5% blue (rgb(140, 25, 185)). Its HSL value is 283° hue, 76% saturation and 41% lightness, and in CMYK it is 24% cyan, 86% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #8C19B9 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.11:1.

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Variations of #8C19B9

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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#8C19B9 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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#8C19B9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8C19B9 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 #005AB6
  • Protanopia 61% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0053BD
  • Protanomaly 68% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #334ABB
  • Deuteranopia 61% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #005AB6
  • Deuteranomaly 74% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #4D4CB7
  • Tritanopia 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #87456E
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8C319C
  • Achromatopsia 54% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #585858
  • Achromatomaly 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #684E7A

#8C19B9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.11:1 Very good#8C19B9 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.95:1 Very poor#8C19B9 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#8C19B9 in CSS

/* Violet Poison */
.color { color: #8C19B9; }
.background { background-color: #8C19B9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8C19B9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(140 25 185);
color: hsl(283 76% 41%);
color: oklch(0.491 0.228 313.2);

#8C19B9 FAQ

What color is #8C19B9?

#8C19B9 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 #8C19B9?

#8C19B9 is rgb(140, 25, 185) in RGB, hsl(283, 76%, 41%) in HSL and cmyk(24%, 86%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8C19B9?

The complementary color of #8C19B9 is #46B919, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8C19B9?

White text has the best contrast on #8C19B9: 7.11:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8C19B9 a warm or cool color?

#8C19B9 is a cool color.