Skip to the color picker

#8a4566 color: Putnam Plum

#8a4566 is rgb(138, 69, 102) in RGB and oklch(48.684% 0.10195 351.533) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

331°
100%

48.7%
0.102
352°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • mauve-500
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.72:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.12:1Hard to read
Lc 21

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #8a4566

#8a4566 is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 48.7% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 352°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.72:1 contrast and black text 3.12:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Putnam Plum (#8d4362). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More dark pink colors

Lighter: #8a4566 mixed with white

  1. 8a4566
  2. 965774
  3. a36983
  4. af7b91
  5. bb8da0
  6. c69faf
  7. d2b2bf
  8. ddc5cf
  9. e9d8df
  10. f4ebef

Darker: #8a4566 mixed with black

  1. 8a4566
  2. 773b58
  3. 65314a
  4. 53273c
  5. 421e2f
  6. 321523
  7. 220c17
  8. 14050c
  9. 070204
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a4566 with less saturation

  1. 8a4566
  2. 864865
  3. 834b65
  4. 7f4e64
  5. 7b5163
  6. 765463
  7. 725662
  8. 6e5961
  9. 695b61
  10. 645d60

Questions about #8a4566

What color is #8a4566?

#8a4566 is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Putnam Plum. In RGB it is rgb(138, 69, 102), in HSL hsl(331.3, 33.33%, 40.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.684% 0.10195 351.533).

What colors go well with #8a4566?

The complementary color of #8a4566 is #007258. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7a4b82 and #904545. The triadic partners are #62640e and #00698f.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a4566?

White text reads better on #8a4566: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and black gives 3.12:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a4566 a warm or cool color?

#8a4566 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 352 degrees, its lightness 48.7% and its chroma 0.102.