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#8e405c color: Putnam Plum

#8e405c is rgb(142, 64, 92) in RGB and oklch(48.138% 0.11004 359.453) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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338°
100%

48.1%
0.110
359°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • pink-800
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.91:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.04:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #8e405c

#8e405c is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 48.1% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 359°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.91:1 contrast and black text 3.04:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Putnam Plum (#8d4362). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is pink-800.

More dark pink colors

Lighter: #8e405c mixed with white

  1. 8e405c
  2. 9a536b
  3. a6657a
  4. b2788a
  5. be8a9a
  6. c99daa
  7. d4b0ba
  8. dfc3cb
  9. ead7dc
  10. f5ebed

Darker: #8e405c mixed with black

  1. 8e405c
  2. 7b364f
  3. 682d42
  4. 562436
  5. 441b2a
  6. 34131f
  7. 240b14
  8. 15050a
  9. 070103
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8e405c with less saturation

  1. 8e405c
  2. 8a445c
  3. 86475c
  4. 814b5d
  5. 7d4e5d
  6. 78515d
  7. 73545d
  8. 6e565d
  9. 69595d
  10. 645b5e

Questions about #8e405c

What color is #8e405c?

#8e405c is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Putnam Plum. In RGB it is rgb(142, 64, 92), in HSL hsl(338.46, 37.86%, 40.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.138% 0.11004 359.453).

What colors go well with #8e405c?

The complementary color of #8e405c is #007160. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7f457c and #924238. The triadic partners are #576609 and #006595.

Is white or black text more readable on #8e405c?

White text reads better on #8e405c: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and black gives 3.04:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8e405c a warm or cool color?

#8e405c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 359 degrees, its lightness 48.1% and its chroma 0.11.