#8B2247#8B2247
#8B2247 is a dark, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.142 H 4.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B2247 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 34, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(339, 61%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(339, 76%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.5%, 48.9%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.01, 46.36, 3.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.01, 46.53, 4.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.24% 0.1418 0.0105) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.24% 0.142 4.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3578, 7.0896, 6.6777) |
| Luminance | 0.0709 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Berry
#990F4B
ΔE00 3.01
Purple Red
#990147
ΔE00 3.31
Mulberry
#920A4E
ΔE00 3.75
Wine (survey)
#80013F
ΔE00 4.57
Reddish Purple
#910951
ΔE00 4.59
Red Purple
#820747
ΔE00 4.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B2247 #228B66
analogous
#8B227C #8B2247 #8B3222
triadic
#8B2247 #478B22 #22478B
tetradic
#8B2247 #7C8B22 #228B66 #32228B
square
#8B2247 #7C8B22 #228B66 #32228B
split-complementary
#8B2247 #228B32 #227C8B
monochromatic
#290A15 #5A162E #8B2247 #BC2E60 #D55380
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.69
#8B2247 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.42
#8B2247 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B2247
8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B2247 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B2247 | 1.00 | 8.69 | 2.42 | 8.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3B3E48
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#575345
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#970D32
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b2247; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 34, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.142 4.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2677a',
500: '#8b2247',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b2247; $custom-light: #b2677a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b2247",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 34,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 338.857,
"s": 60.694,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43236,
"c": 0.14222,
"h": 4.2
},
"luminance": 0.07088
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B2247
secondary
#50B894
accent
#E4AB44
background
#FBF6F7
surface
#F6EBED
border
#D0C6C8
text
#120609
muted
#817A7B