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#8E7DFD closest to Periwinkle

#8E7DFD is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Periwinkle. In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 49.0% green and 99.2% blue (rgb(142, 125, 253)). Its HSL value is 248° hue, 97% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 44% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. #8E7DFD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.50:1.

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Variations of #8E7DFD

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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#8E7DFD 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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#8E7DFD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8E7DFD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #408CFA
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4393FF
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5D8DFF
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #408CFA
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6188FB
  • Tritanopia 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #6B98B1
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8489DF
  • Achromatopsia 63% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8F8F8F
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8F8BB3

#8E7DFD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.23:1 Poor#8E7DFD text on white
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AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.50:1 Good#8E7DFD text on black
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AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8E7DFD in CSS

/* Periwinkle */
.color { color: #8E7DFD; }
.background { background-color: #8E7DFD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8E7DFD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(142 125 253);
color: hsl(248 97% 74%);
color: oklch(0.665 0.183 286.4);

#8E7DFD FAQ

What color is #8E7DFD?

#8E7DFD is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Periwinkle. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8E7DFD?

#8E7DFD is rgb(142, 125, 253) in RGB, hsl(248, 97%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(44%, 51%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8E7DFD?

The complementary color of #8E7DFD is #ECFD7D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8E7DFD?

Black text has the best contrast on #8E7DFD: 6.50:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8E7DFD a warm or cool color?

#8E7DFD is a cool color.