#8A234B#8A234B
#8A234B is a dark, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.141 H 1.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A234B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 35, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(337, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(337, 75%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.6%, 45.7%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.07, 46.08, 1.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.07, 46.10, 1.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.28% 0.1412 0.004) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.28% 0.141 1.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3532, 7.1149, 7.3781) |
| Luminance | 0.0711 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Mulberry
#920A4E
ΔE00 3.03
Berry
#990F4B
ΔE00 3.16
Reddish Purple
#910951
ΔE00 3.65
Purple Red
#990147
ΔE00 3.72
Red Purple
#820747
ΔE00 4.17
Wine (survey)
#80013F
ΔE00 4.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A234B #238A62
analogous
#8A237F #8A234B #8A2F23
triadic
#8A234B #4B8A23 #234B8A
tetradic
#8A234B #7F8A23 #238A62 #2F238A
square
#8A234B #7F8A23 #238A62 #2F238A
split-complementary
#8A234B #238A2F #237F8A
monochromatic
#280A16 #591730 #8A234B #BB2F66 #D45485
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.67
#8A234B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.42
#8A234B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A234B
8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A234B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A234B | 1.00 | 8.67 | 2.42 | 8.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3A3F4C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#555349
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#961234
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a234b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 35, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.141 1.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b1677d',
500: '#8a234b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a234b; $custom-light: #b1677d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a234b",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 35,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 336.699,
"s": 59.538,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43282,
"c": 0.14131,
"h": 1.6
},
"luminance": 0.07113
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A234B
secondary
#51B790
accent
#E3A545
background
#FBF6F7
surface
#F6EBEE
border
#D0C6C9
text
#110609
muted
#807A7B