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#8C19C9 closest to Lilac Spring

#8C19C9 is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Lilac Spring. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 9.8% green and 78.8% blue (rgb(140, 25, 201)). Its HSL value is 279° hue, 78% saturation and 44% lightness, and in CMYK it is 30% cyan, 88% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. #8C19C9 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.78:1.

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Variations of #8C19C9

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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#8C19C9 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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#8C19C9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8C19C9 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 #005CC6
  • Protanopia 63% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0057CD
  • Protanomaly 66% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #254DCB
  • Deuteranopia 62% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #005CC6
  • Deuteranomaly 72% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #454EC7
  • Tritanopia 67% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #824D77
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8A36AA
  • Achromatopsia 51% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #5B5B5B
  • Achromatomaly 68% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #6A5082

#8C19C9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.78:1 Good#8C19C9 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.10:1 Poor#8C19C9 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#8C19C9 in CSS

/* Lilac Spring */
.color { color: #8C19C9; }
.background { background-color: #8C19C9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8C19C9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(140 25 201);
color: hsl(279 78% 44%);
color: oklch(0.504 0.241 308.9);

#8C19C9 FAQ

What color is #8C19C9?

#8C19C9 is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Lilac Spring. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8C19C9?

#8C19C9 is rgb(140, 25, 201) in RGB, hsl(279, 78%, 44%) in HSL and cmyk(30%, 88%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8C19C9?

The complementary color of #8C19C9 is #56C919, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8C19C9?

White text has the best contrast on #8C19C9: 6.78:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8C19C9 a warm or cool color?

#8C19C9 is a cool color.