#8A236D#8A236D
#8A236D is a dark, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.159 H 341.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A236D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 35, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(317, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(317, 75%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.6%, 21%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.37, 50.25, -18.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.37, 53.61, 339.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.66% 0.1506 -0.0502) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.66% 0.159 341.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.8430, 7.7109, 15.2243) |
| Luminance | 0.0771 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Red Violet
#9E0168
ΔE00 4.59
Bruise
#7E4071
ΔE00 6.26
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 6.33
Velvet
#750851
ΔE00 6.61
Rich Purple
#720058
ΔE00 6.72
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 6.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A236D #238A40
analogous
#74238A #8A236D #8A233A
triadic
#8A236D #6D8A23 #236D8A
tetradic
#8A236D #8A7423 #238A40 #233A8A
square
#8A236D #8A7423 #238A40 #233A8A
split-complementary
#8A236D #3A8A23 #238A74
monochromatic
#280A20 #591746 #8A236D #BB2F94 #D454B0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.26
#8A236D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.54
#8A236D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A236D
8.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A236D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A236D | 1.00 | 8.26 | 2.54 | 8.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2C446F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4C546B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#932545
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a236d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 35, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.159 341.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b06897',
500: '#8a236d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a236d; $custom-light: #b06897; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a236d",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 35,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 316.893,
"s": 59.538,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44664,
"c": 0.15874,
"h": 341.6
},
"luminance": 0.07709
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A236D
secondary
#51B76E
accent
#E37145
background
#FBF6F9
surface
#F6EBF2
border
#D0C6CC
text
#11070D
muted
#807A7E