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#8b3565 color: Boysenberry

#8b3565 is rgb(139, 53, 101) in RGB and oklch(46.469% 0.12919 348.707) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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327°
100%

46.5%
0.129
349°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Cherry
  • pink-900
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.51:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.79:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #8b3565

#8b3565 is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 46.5% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 349°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.51:1 contrast and black text 2.79:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Boysenberry (#873260). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is pink-900.

More dark pink colors

Lighter: #8b3565 mixed with white

  1. 8b3565
  2. 984973
  3. a45d82
  4. b17191
  5. bd84a0
  6. c898af
  7. d4acbf
  8. dfc1ce
  9. ead5de
  10. f5eaef

Darker: #8b3565 mixed with black

  1. 8b3565
  2. 782d57
  3. 662549
  4. 541d3c
  5. 43152f
  6. 320e22
  7. 230817
  8. 14030c
  9. 070103
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8b3565 with less saturation

  1. 8b3565
  2. 873a64
  3. 823f63
  4. 7e4362
  5. 794760
  6. 754a5f
  7. 704e5e
  8. 6a515d
  9. 65545c
  10. 5f565a

Questions about #8b3565

What color is #8b3565?

#8b3565 is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Boysenberry. In RGB it is rgb(139, 53, 101), in HSL hsl(326.51, 44.79%, 37.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.469% 0.12919 348.707).

What colors go well with #8b3565?

The complementary color of #8b3565 is #006d4e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #773e87 and #94343c. The triadic partners are #605d00 and #00648b.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b3565?

White text reads better on #8b3565: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and black gives 2.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b3565 a warm or cool color?

#8b3565 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 349 degrees, its lightness 46.5% and its chroma 0.129.