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#8a4060 color: Putnam Plum

#8a4060 is rgb(138, 64, 96) in RGB and oklch(47.685% 0.1074 354.748) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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334°
100%

47.7%
0.107
355°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • pink-900
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.04:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.98:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #8a4060

#8a4060 is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 47.7% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 355°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.04:1 contrast and black text 2.98:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Putnam Plum (#8d4362). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is pink-900.

More dark pink colors

Lighter: #8a4060 mixed with white

  1. 8a4060
  2. 97526f
  3. a3657d
  4. af778d
  5. bb8a9c
  6. c79dac
  7. d2b0bc
  8. dec3cd
  9. e9d7dd
  10. f4ebee

Darker: #8a4060 mixed with black

  1. 8a4060
  2. 773652
  3. 652d45
  4. 532438
  5. 421b2c
  6. 321320
  7. 220b15
  8. 14050a
  9. 070103
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a4060 with less saturation

  1. 8a4060
  2. 864460
  3. 82475f
  4. 7e4a5f
  5. 7a4d5f
  6. 75505e
  7. 71535e
  8. 6c555e
  9. 67585d
  10. 625a5d

Questions about #8a4060

What color is #8a4060?

#8a4060 is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Putnam Plum. In RGB it is rgb(138, 64, 96), in HSL hsl(334.05, 36.63%, 39.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.685% 0.1074 354.748).

What colors go well with #8a4060?

The complementary color of #8a4060 is #007059. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7a457e and #90413d. The triadic partners are #5c6301 and #006590.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a4060?

White text reads better on #8a4060: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and black gives 2.98:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a4060 a warm or cool color?

#8a4060 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 355 degrees, its lightness 47.7% and its chroma 0.107.