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#8b396e color: Midnight Aubergine

#8b396e is rgb(139, 57, 110) in RGB and oklch(47.377% 0.12858 343.507) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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321°
100%

47.4%
0.129
344°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Cherry
  • pink-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.22:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.91:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #8b396e

#8b396e is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 47.4% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 344°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.22:1 contrast and black text 2.91:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Midnight Aubergine (#853c69). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is pink-800.

More dark pink colors

Lighter: #8b396e mixed with white

  1. 8b396e
  2. 984d7c
  3. a46089
  4. b07398
  5. bc87a6
  6. c89ab4
  7. d3aec3
  8. dec2d2
  9. e9d6e1
  10. f4eaf0

Darker: #8b396e mixed with black

  1. 8b396e
  2. 78305f
  3. 662850
  4. 541f41
  5. 431733
  6. 321026
  7. 230919
  8. 14040e
  9. 070104
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8b396e with less saturation

  1. 8b396e
  2. 873e6c
  3. 83426a
  4. 7f4669
  5. 7a4a67
  6. 764d65
  7. 715063
  8. 6c5361
  9. 675660
  10. 61595e

Questions about #8b396e

What color is #8b396e?

#8b396e is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Midnight Aubergine. In RGB it is rgb(139, 57, 110), in HSL hsl(321.22, 41.84%, 38.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.377% 0.12858 343.507).

What colors go well with #8b396e?

The complementary color of #8b396e is #007147. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #75428e and #963646. The triadic partners are #685e00 and #006889.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b396e?

White text reads better on #8b396e: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and black gives 2.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b396e a warm or cool color?

#8b396e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 344 degrees, its lightness 47.4% and its chroma 0.129.