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#8d4472 color: Purple Peril

#8d4472 is rgb(141, 68, 114) in RGB and oklch(49.42% 0.11447 343.511) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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322°
100%

49.4%
0.114
344°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • pink-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.56:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.20:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #8d4472

#8d4472 is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 49.4% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 344°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.56:1 contrast and black text 3.2:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Peril (#903f75). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is pink-800.

More dark pink colors

Lighter: #8d4472 mixed with white

  1. 8d4472
  2. 99567f
  3. a5688d
  4. b17a9a
  5. bc8da8
  6. c89fb6
  7. d3b2c4
  8. dec5d3
  9. e9d8e1
  10. f4ebf0

Darker: #8d4472 mixed with black

  1. 8d4472
  2. 7a3a62
  3. 673053
  4. 552644
  5. 441d36
  6. 331428
  7. 230c1b
  8. 14050e
  9. 070204
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8d4472 with less saturation

  1. 8d4472
  2. 894870
  3. 854b6f
  4. 814f6d
  5. 7d526c
  6. 79556a
  7. 755768
  8. 705a67
  9. 6c5d65
  10. 675f63

Questions about #8d4472

What color is #8d4472?

#8d4472 is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Purple Peril. In RGB it is rgb(141, 68, 114), in HSL hsl(322.19, 34.93%, 40.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.42% 0.11447 343.511).

What colors go well with #8d4472?

The complementary color of #8d4472 is #00754f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #784c8f and #97424e. The triadic partners are #6e6300 and #006e91.

Is white or black text more readable on #8d4472?

White text reads better on #8d4472: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and black gives 3.2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8d4472 a warm or cool color?

#8d4472 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 344 degrees, its lightness 49.4% and its chroma 0.114.