Skip to the color picker

#8a4261 color: Putnam Plum

#8a4261 is rgb(138, 66, 97) in RGB and oklch(48.029% 0.1045 354.636) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

334°
100%

48%
0.104
355°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • pink-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.92:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
3.03:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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 #8a4261

#8a4261 is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 48% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 355°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.92:1 contrast and black text 3.03:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Putnam Plum (#8d4362). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is pink-800.

More dark pink colors

Lighter: #8a4261 mixed with white

  1. 8a4261
  2. 97546f
  3. a3667e
  4. af798d
  5. bb8b9d
  6. c79ead
  7. d2b1bd
  8. dec4cd
  9. e9d7dd
  10. f4ebee

Darker: #8a4261 mixed with black

  1. 8a4261
  2. 773853
  3. 652f46
  4. 532539
  5. 421c2d
  6. 321421
  7. 220b15
  8. 14050b
  9. 070103
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a4261 with less saturation

  1. 8a4261
  2. 864561
  3. 824960
  4. 7e4c60
  5. 7a4f60
  6. 76515f
  7. 71545f
  8. 6d575f
  9. 68595e
  10. 635b5e

Questions about #8a4261

What color is #8a4261?

#8a4261 is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Putnam Plum. In RGB it is rgb(138, 66, 97), in HSL hsl(334.17, 35.29%, 40%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.029% 0.1045 354.636).

What colors go well with #8a4261?

The complementary color of #8a4261 is #00705a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7b477e and #8f433f. The triadic partners are #5d640a and #006690.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a4261?

White text reads better on #8a4261: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and black gives 3.03:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a4261 a warm or cool color?

#8a4261 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 355 degrees, its lightness 48% and its chroma 0.104.