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#8a4272 color: Purple Peril

#8a4272 is rgb(138, 66, 114) in RGB and oklch(48.694% 0.11525 341.694) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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320°
100%

48.7%
0.115
342°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • pink-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.77:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.10:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #8a4272

#8a4272 is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 48.7% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 342°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.77:1 contrast and black text 3.1:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Peril (#903f75). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is pink-800.

More dark pink colors

Lighter: #8a4272 mixed with white

  1. 8a4272
  2. 96547f
  3. a3678d
  4. af799a
  5. bb8ba8
  6. c69eb6
  7. d2b1c5
  8. ddc4d3
  9. e9d7e1
  10. f4ebf0

Darker: #8a4272 mixed with black

  1. 8a4272
  2. 773862
  3. 652f53
  4. 532544
  5. 421c36
  6. 321428
  7. 220b1b
  8. 14050e
  9. 070104
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a4272 with less saturation

  1. 8a4272
  2. 864670
  3. 83496e
  4. 7f4d6d
  5. 7b506b
  6. 775369
  7. 725567
  8. 6e5865
  9. 695b63
  10. 645d61

Questions about #8a4272

What color is #8a4272?

#8a4272 is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Purple Peril. In RGB it is rgb(138, 66, 114), in HSL hsl(320, 35.29%, 40%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.694% 0.11525 341.694).

What colors go well with #8a4272?

The complementary color of #8a4272 is #00734a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #754a8e and #95404e. The triadic partners are #6d6100 and #006c8c.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a4272?

White text reads better on #8a4272: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and black gives 3.1:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a4272 a warm or cool color?

#8a4272 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 342 degrees, its lightness 48.7% and its chroma 0.115.