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#8a4374 color: Purple Peril

#8a4374 is rgb(138, 67, 116) in RGB and oklch(48.931% 0.11501 340.462) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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319°
100%

48.9%
0.115
340°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • pink-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.70:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.14:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #8a4374

#8a4374 is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 48.9% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 340°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast and black text 3.14:1, 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: #8a4374 mixed with white

  1. 8a4374
  2. 965581
  3. a3678e
  4. af7a9c
  5. ba8caa
  6. c69fb7
  7. d2b1c5
  8. ddc4d4
  9. e9d8e2
  10. f4ebf0

Darker: #8a4374 mixed with black

  1. 8a4374
  2. 773964
  3. 652f54
  4. 532645
  5. 421d37
  6. 321429
  7. 220c1b
  8. 14050f
  9. 070105
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a4374 with less saturation

  1. 8a4374
  2. 864772
  3. 834a70
  4. 7f4d6e
  5. 7b506c
  6. 77536a
  7. 735668
  8. 6e5966
  9. 6a5b64
  10. 655e62

Questions about #8a4374

What color is #8a4374?

#8a4374 is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Purple Peril. In RGB it is rgb(138, 67, 116), in HSL hsl(318.59, 34.63%, 40.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.931% 0.11501 340.462).

What colors go well with #8a4374?

The complementary color of #8a4374 is #007349. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #754b90 and #954051. The triadic partners are #6f6100 and #006d8b.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a4374?

White text reads better on #8a4374: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and black gives 3.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a4374 a warm or cool color?

#8a4374 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 340 degrees, its lightness 48.9% and its chroma 0.115.