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#8a4562 color: Putnam Plum

#8a4562 is rgb(138, 69, 98) in RGB and oklch(48.539% 0.09983 354.918) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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335°
100%

48.5%
0.100
355°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • mauve-600
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.76:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.11:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #8a4562

#8a4562 is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 48.5% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 355°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.76:1 contrast and black text 3.11:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Putnam Plum (#8d4362). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-600.

More dark pink colors

Lighter: #8a4562 mixed with white

  1. 8a4562
  2. 965770
  3. a3697f
  4. af7b8e
  5. bb8d9e
  6. c69fad
  7. d2b2bd
  8. ddc5cd
  9. e9d8de
  10. f4ebee

Darker: #8a4562 mixed with black

  1. 8a4562
  2. 773b54
  3. 653147
  4. 53273a
  5. 421e2d
  6. 321521
  7. 220c16
  8. 14050b
  9. 070203
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a4562 with less saturation

  1. 8a4562
  2. 864862
  3. 824b61
  4. 7f4e61
  5. 7a5161
  6. 765361
  7. 725660
  8. 6e5860
  9. 695b60
  10. 645d5f

Questions about #8a4562

What color is #8a4562?

#8a4562 is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Putnam Plum. In RGB it is rgb(138, 69, 98), in HSL hsl(334.78, 33.33%, 40.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.539% 0.09983 354.918).

What colors go well with #8a4562?

The complementary color of #8a4562 is #00715c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7b4a7e and #8f4642. The triadic partners are #5e6516 and #0a678f.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a4562?

White text reads better on #8a4562: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and black gives 3.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a4562 a warm or cool color?

#8a4562 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 355 degrees, its lightness 48.5% and its chroma 0.1.