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#8b4e75 color: Sugar Plum

#8b4e75 is rgb(139, 78, 117) in RGB and oklch(50.873% 0.0967 342.184) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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322°
100%

50.9%
0.097
342°
  • Pink
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • mauve-500
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.10:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.44:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #8b4e75

#8b4e75 is a soft pink color. In OKLCH it has 50.9% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 342°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast and black text 3.44:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sugar Plum (#914e75). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium pink colors

Lighter: #8b4e75 mixed with white

  1. 8b4e75
  2. 975f82
  3. a3708f
  4. af819d
  5. ba92aa
  6. c6a4b8
  7. d1b5c6
  8. ddc8d4
  9. e8dae2
  10. f4ecf0

Darker: #8b4e75 mixed with black

  1. 8b4e75
  2. 784365
  3. 663855
  4. 542d46
  5. 432337
  6. 321929
  7. 230f1c
  8. 14070f
  9. 070205
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8b4e75 with less saturation

  1. 8b4e75
  2. 885174
  3. 845472
  4. 815670
  5. 7d596f
  6. 7a5b6d
  7. 765d6c
  8. 725f6a
  9. 6e6269
  10. 6a6467

Questions about #8b4e75

What color is #8b4e75?

#8b4e75 is soft pink. The closest named color is Sugar Plum. In RGB it is rgb(139, 78, 117), in HSL hsl(321.64, 28.11%, 42.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.873% 0.0967 342.184).

What colors go well with #8b4e75?

The complementary color of #8b4e75 is #237755. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #78548e and #944c57. The triadic partners are #716718 and #00718d.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b4e75?

White text reads better on #8b4e75: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and black gives 3.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b4e75 a warm or cool color?

#8b4e75 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 342 degrees, its lightness 50.9% and its chroma 0.097.