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#8a4462 color: Putnam Plum

#8a4462 is rgb(138, 68, 98) in RGB and oklch(48.379% 0.10156 354.535) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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334°
100%

48.4%
0.102
355°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • pink-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.81:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.08:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #8a4462

#8a4462 is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 48.4% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 355°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.81:1 contrast and black text 3.08:1, 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: #8a4462 mixed with white

  1. 8a4462
  2. 965670
  3. a3687f
  4. af7a8e
  5. bb8c9e
  6. c69fad
  7. d2b1bd
  8. ddc4cd
  9. e9d8de
  10. f4ebee

Darker: #8a4462 mixed with black

  1. 8a4462
  2. 773a54
  3. 653047
  4. 53263a
  5. 421d2d
  6. 321421
  7. 220c16
  8. 14050b
  9. 070203
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a4462 with less saturation

  1. 8a4462
  2. 864762
  3. 824a61
  4. 7e4d61
  5. 7a5061
  6. 765360
  7. 725560
  8. 6d5860
  9. 695a5f
  10. 645c5f

Questions about #8a4462

What color is #8a4462?

#8a4462 is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Putnam Plum. In RGB it is rgb(138, 68, 98), in HSL hsl(334.29, 33.98%, 40.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.379% 0.10156 354.535).

What colors go well with #8a4462?

The complementary color of #8a4462 is #00715b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7b497e and #8f4541. The triadic partners are #5e6512 and #01678f.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a4462?

White text reads better on #8a4462: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and black gives 3.08:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a4462 a warm or cool color?

#8a4462 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 355 degrees, its lightness 48.4% and its chroma 0.102.