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#8a4972 color: Twilight Lavender

#8a4972 is rgb(138, 73, 114) in RGB and oklch(49.793% 0.10267 342.949) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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322°
100%

49.8%
0.103
343°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • mauve-500
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.41:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.28:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #8a4972

#8a4972 is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 49.8% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 343°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.41:1 contrast and black text 3.28:1, 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: #8a4972 mixed with white

  1. 8a4972
  2. 965a7f
  3. a26c8d
  4. ae7d9a
  5. ba8fa8
  6. c6a1b6
  7. d1b3c4
  8. ddc6d3
  9. e8d9e1
  10. f4ecf0

Darker: #8a4972 mixed with black

  1. 8a4972
  2. 773e62
  3. 653453
  4. 532a44
  5. 422036
  6. 321728
  7. 220e1b
  8. 14060e
  9. 070204
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a4972 with less saturation

  1. 8a4972
  2. 874c71
  3. 834f6f
  4. 7f526d
  5. 7c556c
  6. 78576a
  7. 745a69
  8. 705c67
  9. 6c5e66
  10. 676064

Questions about #8a4972

What color is #8a4972?

#8a4972 is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Twilight Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(138, 73, 114), in HSL hsl(322.15, 30.81%, 41.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.793% 0.10267 342.949).

What colors go well with #8a4972?

The complementary color of #8a4972 is #117451. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #77508c and #944752. The triadic partners are #6e6406 and #006e8d.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a4972?

White text reads better on #8a4972: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and black gives 3.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a4972 a warm or cool color?

#8a4972 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 343 degrees, its lightness 49.8% and its chroma 0.103.