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#8b487f color: Pickled Plum

#8b487f is rgb(139, 72, 127) in RGB and oklch(50.326% 0.11609 334.231) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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311°
100%

50.3%
0.116
334°
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Marsala
  • mauve-500
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.30:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.33:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #8b487f

#8b487f is a soft magenta color. In OKLCH it has 50.3% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 334°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast and black text 3.33:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Pickled Plum (#8e4785). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium magenta colors

Lighter: #8b487f mixed with white

  1. 8b487f
  2. 975a8b
  3. a36b98
  4. af7da4
  5. bb8fb1
  6. c6a1be
  7. d2b3cb
  8. ddc6d7
  9. e8d9e5
  10. f4ecf2

Darker: #8b487f mixed with black

  1. 8b487f
  2. 783d6e
  3. 66335d
  4. 54294c
  5. 431f3c
  6. 32162d
  7. 230d1f
  8. 140611
  9. 070206
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8b487f with less saturation

  1. 8b487f
  2. 884c7c
  3. 844f7a
  4. 805277
  5. 7d5575
  6. 795872
  7. 755a6f
  8. 715d6c
  9. 6d5f6a
  10. 696267

Questions about #8b487f

What color is #8b487f?

#8b487f is soft magenta. The closest named color is Pickled Plum. In RGB it is rgb(139, 72, 127), in HSL hsl(310.75, 31.75%, 41.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.326% 0.11609 334.231).

What colors go well with #8b487f?

The complementary color of #8b487f is #197744. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #735199 and #99445c. The triadic partners are #7a6200 and #00738a.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b487f?

White text reads better on #8b487f: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and black gives 3.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b487f a warm or cool color?

#8b487f is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 334 degrees, its lightness 50.3% and its chroma 0.116.