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#8C19BB closest to Violet Poison

#8C19BB 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 73.3% blue (rgb(140, 25, 187)). Its HSL value is 283° hue, 76% saturation and 42% lightness, and in CMYK it is 25% cyan, 87% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #8C19BB is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.07:1.

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Variations of #8C19BB

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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#8C19BB 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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#8C19BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8C19BB 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 #005BB8
  • Protanopia 62% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0053BF
  • Protanomaly 68% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #324ABD
  • Deuteranopia 61% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #005BB8
  • Deuteranomaly 73% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #4C4DB9
  • Tritanopia 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #86466F
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8C319E
  • 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 #684E7B

#8C19BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.07:1 Very good#8C19BB text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.97:1 Very poor#8C19BB text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#8C19BB in CSS

/* Violet Poison */
.color { color: #8C19BB; }
.background { background-color: #8C19BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8C19BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(140 25 187);
color: hsl(283 76% 42%);
color: oklch(0.493 0.230 312.6);

#8C19BB FAQ

What color is #8C19BB?

#8C19BB 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 #8C19BB?

#8C19BB is rgb(140, 25, 187) in RGB, hsl(283, 76%, 42%) in HSL and cmyk(25%, 87%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8C19BB?

The complementary color of #8C19BB is #48BB19, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8C19BB?

White text has the best contrast on #8C19BB: 7.07:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8C19BB a warm or cool color?

#8C19BB is a cool color.