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#8e4663 color: Putnam Plum

#8e4663 is rgb(142, 70, 99) in RGB and oklch(49.302% 0.10303 356.091) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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336°
100%

49.3%
0.103
356°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • mauve-500
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.55:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.21:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #8e4663

#8e4663 is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 49.3% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 356°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.55:1 contrast and black text 3.21:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Putnam Plum (#8d4362). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More dark pink colors

Lighter: #8e4663 mixed with white

  1. 8e4663
  2. 9a5871
  3. a66a80
  4. b27b8f
  5. bd8e9e
  6. c9a0ae
  7. d4b2be
  8. dfc5ce
  9. ead8de
  10. f4ebee

Darker: #8e4663 mixed with black

  1. 8e4663
  2. 7b3c55
  3. 683247
  4. 56283a
  5. 441e2e
  6. 341521
  7. 240d16
  8. 15050b
  9. 070203
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8e4663 with less saturation

  1. 8e4663
  2. 8a4963
  3. 864d63
  4. 825062
  5. 7e5262
  6. 795562
  7. 755862
  8. 705a62
  9. 6c5d62
  10. 665f61

Questions about #8e4663

What color is #8e4663?

#8e4663 is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Putnam Plum. In RGB it is rgb(142, 70, 99), in HSL hsl(335.83, 33.96%, 41.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.302% 0.10303 356.091).

What colors go well with #8e4663?

The complementary color of #8e4663 is #00745f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7f4b80 and #934741. The triadic partners are #5f6815 and #0a6994.

Is white or black text more readable on #8e4663?

White text reads better on #8e4663: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and black gives 3.21:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8e4663 a warm or cool color?

#8e4663 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 356 degrees, its lightness 49.3% and its chroma 0.103.