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#8e4475 color: Purple Peril

#8e4475 is rgb(142, 68, 117) in RGB and oklch(49.685% 0.11758 341.927) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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320°
100%

49.7%
0.118
342°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • pink-800
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.49:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.23:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #8e4475

#8e4475 is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 49.7% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 342°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.49:1 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 pink-800.

More dark pink colors

Lighter: #8e4475 mixed with white

  1. 8e4475
  2. 9a5682
  3. a6688f
  4. b27a9d
  5. bd8daa
  6. c89fb8
  7. d4b2c6
  8. dfc5d4
  9. ead8e2
  10. f4ebf1

Darker: #8e4475 mixed with black

  1. 8e4475
  2. 7b3a65
  3. 683055
  4. 562646
  5. 441d37
  6. 341429
  7. 240c1c
  8. 15050f
  9. 070205
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8e4475 with less saturation

  1. 8e4475
  2. 8a4873
  3. 864b71
  4. 824f70
  5. 7e526e
  6. 7a556c
  7. 76586a
  8. 715b68
  9. 6c5d66
  10. 676064

Questions about #8e4475

What color is #8e4475?

#8e4475 is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Purple Peril. In RGB it is rgb(142, 68, 117), in HSL hsl(320.27, 35.24%, 41.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.685% 0.11758 341.927).

What colors go well with #8e4475?

The complementary color of #8e4475 is #00764d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #784c92 and #994250. The triadic partners are #706300 and #006f90.

Is white or black text more readable on #8e4475?

White text reads better on #8e4475: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and black gives 3.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8e4475 a warm or cool color?

#8e4475 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 342 degrees, its lightness 49.7% and its chroma 0.118.