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#8a4474 color: Purple Peril

#8a4474 is rgb(138, 68, 116) in RGB and oklch(49.085% 0.11323 340.605) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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319°
100%

49.1%
0.113
341°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • mauve-500
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.65:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.16:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #8a4474

#8a4474 is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 49.1% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 341°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.65:1 contrast and black text 3.16:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Peril (#903f75). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More dark pink colors

Lighter: #8a4474 mixed with white

  1. 8a4474
  2. 965681
  3. a2688e
  4. ae7a9c
  5. ba8caa
  6. c69fb7
  7. d2b2c5
  8. ddc5d4
  9. e9d8e2
  10. f4ebf0

Darker: #8a4474 mixed with black

  1. 8a4474
  2. 773a64
  3. 653054
  4. 532645
  5. 421d37
  6. 321429
  7. 220c1b
  8. 14050f
  9. 070205
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a4474 with less saturation

  1. 8a4474
  2. 864872
  3. 834b70
  4. 7f4e6e
  5. 7b516c
  6. 77546a
  7. 735769
  8. 6f5967
  9. 6a5c65
  10. 655e63

Questions about #8a4474

What color is #8a4474?

#8a4474 is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Purple Peril. In RGB it is rgb(138, 68, 116), in HSL hsl(318.86, 33.98%, 40.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.085% 0.11323 340.605).

What colors go well with #8a4474?

The complementary color of #8a4474 is #00744a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #754c90 and #954151. The triadic partners are #6f6100 and #006e8c.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a4474?

White text reads better on #8a4474: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and black gives 3.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a4474 a warm or cool color?

#8a4474 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 341 degrees, its lightness 49.1% and its chroma 0.113.