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#8a496e color: Twilight Lavender

#8a496e is rgb(138, 73, 110) in RGB and oklch(49.634% 0.09981 346.133) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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326°
100%

49.6%
0.100
346°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • mauve-500
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.44:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.26:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #8a496e

#8a496e is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 49.6% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 346°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.44:1 contrast and black text 3.26:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Twilight Lavender (#8a496b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More dark pink colors

Lighter: #8a496e mixed with white

  1. 8a496e
  2. 965a7c
  3. a26c89
  4. ae7d97
  5. ba8fa6
  6. c6a1b4
  7. d1b3c3
  8. ddc6d1
  9. e8d9e0
  10. f4ecf0

Darker: #8a496e mixed with black

  1. 8a496e
  2. 773e5f
  3. 653450
  4. 532a41
  5. 422033
  6. 321726
  7. 220e19
  8. 14060e
  9. 070204
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a496e with less saturation

  1. 8a496e
  2. 874c6d
  3. 834f6c
  4. 7f526b
  5. 7b5469
  6. 785768
  7. 745967
  8. 6f5c66
  9. 6b5e65
  10. 676063

Questions about #8a496e

What color is #8a496e?

#8a496e is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Twilight Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(138, 73, 110), in HSL hsl(325.85, 30.81%, 41.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.634% 0.09981 346.133).

What colors go well with #8a496e?

The complementary color of #8a496e is #0b7455. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #784f88 and #92484e. The triadic partners are #6a6510 and #006d8d.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a496e?

White text reads better on #8a496e: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and black gives 3.26:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a496e a warm or cool color?

#8a496e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 346 degrees, its lightness 49.6% and its chroma 0.1.