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#8d4573 color: Purple Peril

#8d4573 is rgb(141, 69, 115) in RGB and oklch(49.614% 0.11343 342.983) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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322°
100%

49.6%
0.113
343°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • mauve-500
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.50:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.23:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #8d4573

#8d4573 is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 49.6% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 343°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast and black text 3.23:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Peril (#903f75). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More dark pink colors

Lighter: #8d4573 mixed with white

  1. 8d4573
  2. 995780
  3. a5698e
  4. b17b9b
  5. bc8da9
  6. c8a0b7
  7. d3b2c5
  8. dec5d3
  9. e9d8e2
  10. f4ebf0

Darker: #8d4573 mixed with black

  1. 8d4573
  2. 7a3b63
  3. 673154
  4. 552745
  5. 441e36
  6. 331528
  7. 230c1b
  8. 14050f
  9. 070205
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8d4573 with less saturation

  1. 8d4573
  2. 894971
  3. 854c70
  4. 824f6e
  5. 7d526c
  6. 79556b
  7. 755869
  8. 715b67
  9. 6c5d66
  10. 676064

Questions about #8d4573

What color is #8d4573?

#8d4573 is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Purple Peril. In RGB it is rgb(141, 69, 115), in HSL hsl(321.67, 34.29%, 41.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.614% 0.11343 342.983).

What colors go well with #8d4573?

The complementary color of #8d4573 is #00754f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #784d90 and #974350. The triadic partners are #6f6400 and #006f91.

Is white or black text more readable on #8d4573?

White text reads better on #8d4573: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and black gives 3.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8d4573 a warm or cool color?

#8d4573 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 343 degrees, its lightness 49.6% and its chroma 0.113.