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#8b496d color: Twilight Lavender

#8b496d is rgb(139, 73, 109) in RGB and oklch(49.731% 0.10015 347.458) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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327°
100%

49.7%
0.100
347°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • mauve-500
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.42:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.27:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #8b496d

#8b496d is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 49.7% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 347°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.42:1 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: #8b496d mixed with white

  1. 8b496d
  2. 975a7b
  3. a36c88
  4. af7d97
  5. bb8fa5
  6. c6a1b3
  7. d2b3c2
  8. ddc6d1
  9. e9d9e0
  10. f4ecf0

Darker: #8b496d mixed with black

  1. 8b496d
  2. 783e5e
  3. 66344f
  4. 542a41
  5. 432033
  6. 321726
  7. 230e19
  8. 14060d
  9. 070204
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8b496d with less saturation

  1. 8b496d
  2. 874c6c
  3. 844f6b
  4. 80526a
  5. 7c5469
  6. 785768
  7. 745967
  8. 705c66
  9. 6c5e65
  10. 676063

Questions about #8b496d

What color is #8b496d?

#8b496d is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Twilight Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(139, 73, 109), in HSL hsl(327.27, 31.13%, 41.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.731% 0.10015 347.458).

What colors go well with #8b496d?

The complementary color of #8b496d is #057457. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7a4f88 and #93484d. The triadic partners are #696611 and #006d8f.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b496d?

White text reads better on #8b496d: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and black gives 3.27:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b496d a warm or cool color?

#8b496d is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 347 degrees, its lightness 49.7% and its chroma 0.1.