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#8e496b color: Twilight Lavender

#8e496b is rgb(142, 73, 107) in RGB and oklch(50.068% 0.10202 350.532) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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330°
100%

50.1%
0.102
351°
  • Pink
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • mauve-500
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.33:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.32:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #8e496b

#8e496b is a soft pink color. In OKLCH it has 50.1% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 351°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.33:1 contrast and black text 3.32:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Twilight Lavender (#8a496b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium pink colors

Lighter: #8e496b mixed with white

  1. 8e496b
  2. 9a5a79
  3. a66c87
  4. b17e95
  5. bd8fa3
  6. c8a1b2
  7. d3b4c1
  8. dfc6d0
  9. e9d9e0
  10. f4ecef

Darker: #8e496b mixed with black

  1. 8e496b
  2. 7b3e5c
  3. 68344e
  4. 562a3f
  5. 442032
  6. 341725
  7. 240e18
  8. 15060d
  9. 070204
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8e496b with less saturation

  1. 8e496b
  2. 8a4c6a
  3. 864f69
  4. 835269
  5. 7f5568
  6. 7a5867
  7. 765a66
  8. 725d66
  9. 6d5f65
  10. 686164

Questions about #8e496b

What color is #8e496b?

#8e496b is soft pink. The closest named color is Twilight Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(142, 73, 107), in HSL hsl(330.43, 32.09%, 42.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.068% 0.10202 350.532).

What colors go well with #8e496b?

The complementary color of #8e496b is #00765b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7d4f87 and #95494a. The triadic partners are #676813 and #006d92.

Is white or black text more readable on #8e496b?

White text reads better on #8e496b: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and black gives 3.32:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8e496b a warm or cool color?

#8e496b is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 351 degrees, its lightness 50.1% and its chroma 0.102.