Skip to the color picker

#8a315a color: Boysenberry

#8a315a is rgb(138, 49, 90) in RGB and oklch(45.374% 0.1285 354.88) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

332°
100%

45.4%
0.129
355°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Cherry
  • pink-900
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.87:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.67:1Hard to read
Lc 17

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #8a315a

#8a315a is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 45.4% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 355°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.87:1 contrast and black text 2.67:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Boysenberry (#873260). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is pink-900.

More dark pink colors

Lighter: #8a315a mixed with white

  1. 8a315a
  2. 974669
  3. a45a78
  4. b06e88
  5. bc8298
  6. c896a9
  7. d4abb9
  8. dfbfca
  9. ead4dc
  10. f5eaed

Darker: #8a315a mixed with black

  1. 8a315a
  2. 77294d
  3. 652241
  4. 531a35
  5. 421329
  6. 320c1e
  7. 220613
  8. 140309
  9. 070103
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a315a with less saturation

  1. 8a315a
  2. 86365a
  3. 813b59
  4. 7c3f59
  5. 784359
  6. 734758
  7. 6e4a58
  8. 684e57
  9. 635157
  10. 5d5357

Questions about #8a315a

What color is #8a315a?

#8a315a is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Boysenberry. In RGB it is rgb(138, 49, 90), in HSL hsl(332.36, 47.59%, 36.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.374% 0.1285 354.88).

What colors go well with #8a315a?

The complementary color of #8a315a is #006953. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #78387d and #903230. The triadic partners are #555d00 and #005e8f.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a315a?

White text reads better on #8a315a: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and black gives 2.67:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a315a a warm or cool color?

#8a315a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 355 degrees, its lightness 45.4% and its chroma 0.129.