#8A2249#8A2249
#8A2249 is a dark, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.142 H 2.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A2249 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 34, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(338, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(338, 75%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 47.1%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.88, 46.25, 2.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.88, 46.31, 2.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.12% 0.1417 0.0066) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.12% 0.142 2.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.2568, 7.0300, 7.0135) |
| Luminance | 0.0703 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Berry
#990F4B
ΔE00 3.05
Mulberry
#920A4E
ΔE00 3.24
Purple Red
#990147
ΔE00 3.50
Reddish Purple
#910951
ΔE00 3.97
Wine (survey)
#80013F
ΔE00 4.29
Red Purple
#820747
ΔE00 4.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A2249 #228A63
analogous
#8A227D #8A2249 #8A2F22
triadic
#8A2249 #498A22 #22498A
tetradic
#8A2249 #7D8A22 #228A63 #2F228A
square
#8A2249 #7D8A22 #228A63 #2F228A
split-complementary
#8A2249 #228A2F #227D8A
monochromatic
#280A15 #59162F #8A2249 #BB2E63 #D45283
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.73
#8A2249 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.41
#8A2249 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A2249
8.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A2249 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A2249 | 1.00 | 8.73 | 2.41 | 8.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3A3E4A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#555247
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#960F33
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a2249; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 34, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.142 2.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b1677b',
500: '#8a2249',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a2249; $custom-light: #b1677b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a2249",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 34,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 337.5,
"s": 60.465,
"l": 33.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4312,
"c": 0.14184,
"h": 2.7
},
"luminance": 0.07028
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A2249
secondary
#50B891
accent
#E4A844
background
#FBF6F7
surface
#F6EBED
border
#D0C6C8
text
#110609
muted
#807A7B