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#8D64FF closest to Orion Nebula

#8D64FF is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Orion Nebula. In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 39.2% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(141, 100, 255)). Its HSL value is 256° hue, 100% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 45% cyan, 61% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #8D64FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.40:1.

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Variations of #8D64FF

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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#8D64FF 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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#8D64FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8D64FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 74% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #007EFC
  • Protanopia 74% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0084FF
  • Protanomaly 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3D7CFF
  • Deuteranopia 74% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #007EFC
  • Deuteranomaly 82% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #4A77FD
  • Tritanopia 64% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #6B88A8
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8474DD
  • Achromatopsia 56% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #818181
  • Achromatomaly 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #847BAC

#8D64FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.89:1 Poor#8D64FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.40:1 Good#8D64FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8D64FF in CSS

/* Orion Nebula */
.color { color: #8D64FF; }
.background { background-color: #8D64FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8D64FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(141 100 255);
color: hsl(256 100% 70%);
color: oklch(0.626 0.219 290.9);

#8D64FF FAQ

What color is #8D64FF?

#8D64FF is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Orion Nebula. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8D64FF?

#8D64FF is rgb(141, 100, 255) in RGB, hsl(256, 100%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(45%, 61%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8D64FF?

The complementary color of #8D64FF is #D6FF64, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8D64FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #8D64FF: 5.40:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8D64FF a warm or cool color?

#8D64FF is a cool color.