#8b3457

Color #8b3457

A moderately saturated dark pink.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 25.88 Nearest Tailwind class pink-900 #861043 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8b3457

RGB

rgb(139, 52, 87)

HSL

hsl(335.9, 45.5%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(335.9, 62.6%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 62.6%, 37.4%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(35.27, 40.5, -1.73)

LCH

lch(35.27, 40.54, 357.55)

OKLCH

oklch(45.8%, 0.1237, 358.15)

HWB

hwb(335.9, 20.4%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#348b68

Analogous

#8b3483

#8b3457

#8b3d34

Triadic

#8b3457

#578b34

#34578b

Split-complementary

#8b3457

#348b3d

#34838b

Tetradic

#8b3457

#8b6834

#348b68

#34578b

Square

#8b3457

#838b34

#348b68

#3d348b

Shades

Color #8b3457 mixed toward black.

#742b49

#5d233a

#461a2c

#2e111d

#17090f

Tints

Color #8b3457 mixed toward white.

#b2436f

#c5648b

#d48ba8

#e2b2c5

#f1d8e2

Tones

Color #8b3457 mixed toward gray.

#843b58

#7d435a

#754a5b

#6e515d

#67585e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.73:1

White text reads better on this background (7.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#706f50 · ΔE 38.2

Deuteranopia

#74794e · ΔE 43.9

Tritanopia

#884a49 · ΔE 11.7

Achromatopsia

#535353 · ΔE 24

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b3457;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b3457]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Frequently asked questions

#8b3457 (#8b3457) is rgb(139, 52, 87) in RGB.

No, #8b3457 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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