#8C2256#8C2256

#8C2256 is a dark, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.148 H 355.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2256
RGB	rgb(140, 34, 86)
HSL	hsl(331, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(331, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.7%, 38.6%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.69, 48.21, -4.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.69, 48.46, 354.20°)
OKLab	oklab(43.93% 0.148 -0.0123)
OKLCH	oklch(43.93% 0.148 355.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.0678, 7.3930, 9.5411)
Luminance	0.0739 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2256 #228C58

analogous

#8C228B #8C2256 #8C2322

triadic

#8C2256 #568C22 #22568C

tetradic

#8C2256 #8B8C22 #228C58 #23228C

square

#8C2256 #8B8C22 #228C58 #23228C

split-complementary

#8C2256 #228C23 #228B8C

monochromatic

#2A0A1A #5B1638 #8C2256 #BD2E74 #D55393

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.47

#8C2256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#8C2256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2256

8.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2256	1.00	8.47	2.48	8.47
#FFFFFF	8.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#374057

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#545454

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#971639

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 34, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.148 355.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26785',
    500: '#8c2256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2256;
$custom-light: #b26785;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 330.566,
    "s": 60.92,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43926,
    "c": 0.14847,
    "h": 355.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07391
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2256

secondary

#51B986

accent

#E49544

background

#FBF6F8

surface

#F6EBEF

border

#D0C6CA

text

#11070B

muted

#807A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2256

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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