#8A2457#8A2457
#8A2457 is a dark, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.145 H 354.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A2457 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 36, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(330, 59%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(330, 74%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.9%, 37%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.60, 47.02, -5.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.60, 47.37, 353.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.81% 0.1441 -0.0145) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.81% 0.145 354.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.8332, 7.3547, 9.7588) |
| Luminance | 0.0735 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Reddish Purple
#910951
ΔE00 2.95
Dark Magenta
#960056
ΔE00 3.33
Mulberry
#920A4E
ΔE00 3.46
Dark Fuchsia
#9D0759
ΔE00 3.85
Red Purple
#820747
ΔE00 4.30
Deep Magenta
#A0025C
ΔE00 4.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A2457 #248A57
analogous
#8A248A #8A2457 #8A2424
triadic
#8A2457 #578A24 #24578A
tetradic
#8A2457 #8A8A24 #248A57 #24248A
square
#8A2457 #8A8A24 #248A57 #24248A
split-complementary
#8A2457 #248A24 #248A8A
monochromatic
#290B1A #591738 #8A2457 #BB3176 #D35694
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.50
#8A2457 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.47
#8A2457 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A2457
8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A2457 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A2457 | 1.00 | 8.50 | 2.47 | 8.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#374158
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#535355
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#951A3A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a2457; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 36, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.145 354.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b06886',
500: '#8a2457',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a2457; $custom-light: #b06886; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a2457",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 36,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 330,
"s": 58.621,
"l": 34.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43806,
"c": 0.14485,
"h": 354.3
},
"luminance": 0.07353
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A2457
secondary
#53B785
accent
#E29446
background
#FBF6F8
surface
#F6EBEF
border
#D0C6CA
text
#11070B
muted
#807A7C