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#8F00A2 closest to Purple Ink

#8F00A2 is a dark, vivid purple; the closest named color is Purple Ink. In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 0.0% green and 63.5% blue (rgb(143, 0, 162)). Its HSL value is 293° hue, 100% saturation and 32% lightness, and in CMYK it is 12% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. #8F00A2 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.81:1.

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Variations of #8F00A2

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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#8F00A2 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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#8F00A2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8F00A2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 60% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #25569F
  • Protanopia 57% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0049A6
  • Protanomaly 68% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3F41A4
  • Deuteranopia 60% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #25569F
  • Deuteranomaly 73% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5747A0
  • Tritanopia 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #90325E
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #911E88
  • Achromatopsia 55% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #525252
  • Achromatomaly 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #66476D

#8F00A2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.81:1 Very good#8F00A2 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.69:1 Very poor#8F00A2 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#8F00A2 in CSS

/* Purple Ink */
.color { color: #8F00A2; }
.background { background-color: #8F00A2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8F00A2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(143 0 162);
color: hsl(293 100% 32%);
color: oklch(0.469 0.223 321.8);

#8F00A2 FAQ

What color is #8F00A2?

#8F00A2 is a dark, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Purple Ink. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8F00A2?

#8F00A2 is rgb(143, 0, 162) in RGB, hsl(293, 100%, 32%) in HSL and cmyk(12%, 100%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8F00A2?

The complementary color of #8F00A2 is #13A200, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8F00A2?

White text has the best contrast on #8F00A2: 7.81:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8F00A2 a warm or cool color?

#8F00A2 is a cool color.