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#8a4970 color: Twilight Lavender

#8a4970 is rgb(138, 73, 112) in RGB and oklch(49.712% 0.10121 344.52) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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324°
100%

49.7%
0.101
345°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • mauve-500
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.43:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.27:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #8a4970

#8a4970 is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 49.7% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 345°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.43:1 contrast and black text 3.27:1, 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: #8a4970 mixed with white

  1. 8a4970
  2. 965a7d
  3. a26c8b
  4. ae7d99
  5. ba8fa7
  6. c6a1b5
  7. d1b3c4
  8. ddc6d2
  9. e8d9e1
  10. f4ecf0

Darker: #8a4970 mixed with black

  1. 8a4970
  2. 773e60
  3. 653451
  4. 532a43
  5. 422035
  6. 321727
  7. 220e1a
  8. 14060e
  9. 070204
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a4970 with less saturation

  1. 8a4970
  2. 874c6f
  3. 834f6d
  4. 7f526c
  5. 7c546b
  6. 785769
  7. 745968
  8. 705c67
  9. 6b5e65
  10. 676064

Questions about #8a4970

What color is #8a4970?

#8a4970 is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Twilight Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(138, 73, 112), in HSL hsl(324, 30.81%, 41.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.712% 0.10121 344.52).

What colors go well with #8a4970?

The complementary color of #8a4970 is #0e7453. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #784f8a and #934850. The triadic partners are #6c650b and #006e8d.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a4970?

White text reads better on #8a4970: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and black gives 3.27:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a4970 a warm or cool color?

#8a4970 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 345 degrees, its lightness 49.7% and its chroma 0.101.