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#8D2AAA closest to Pleasant Purple

#8D2AAA is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Pleasant Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 16.5% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(141, 42, 170)). Its HSL value is 286° hue, 60% saturation and 42% lightness, and in CMYK it is 17% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. #8D2AAA is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.90:1.

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Variations of #8D2AAA

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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#8D2AAA 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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#8D2AAA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8D2AAA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 65% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #2D5DA7
  • Protanopia 62% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0054AE
  • Protanomaly 72% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #444DAC
  • Deuteranopia 65% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #2D5DA7
  • Deuteranomaly 77% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5850A8
  • Tritanopia 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #8C4568
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8E3791
  • Achromatopsia 59% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #5A5A5A
  • Achromatomaly 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #6A5175

#8D2AAA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.90:1 Good#8D2AAA text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.04:1 Poor#8D2AAA text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#8D2AAA in CSS

/* Pleasant Purple */
.color { color: #8D2AAA; }
.background { background-color: #8D2AAA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8D2AAA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(141 42 170);
color: hsl(286 60% 42%);
color: oklch(0.494 0.201 317.3);

#8D2AAA FAQ

What color is #8D2AAA?

#8D2AAA is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Pleasant Purple. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8D2AAA?

#8D2AAA is rgb(141, 42, 170) in RGB, hsl(286, 60%, 42%) in HSL and cmyk(17%, 75%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8D2AAA?

The complementary color of #8D2AAA is #47AA2A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8D2AAA?

White text has the best contrast on #8D2AAA: 6.90:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8D2AAA a warm or cool color?

#8D2AAA is a cool color.