#ff8cb5

Color #ff8cb5

A vivid, highly saturated light pink.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 11.72 Nearest Tailwind class pink-300 #fda5d5 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ff8cb5

RGB

rgb(255, 140, 181)

HSL

hsl(338.6, 100%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(338.6, 45.1%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 45.1%, 29%, 0%)

LAB

lab(71.8, 47.99, -1.86)

LCH

lch(71.8, 48.03, 357.78)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.1454, 358.34)

HWB

hwb(338.6, 54.9%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8cffd6

Analogous

#ff8cef

#ff8cb5

#ff9d8c

Triadic

#ff8cb5

#b5ff8c

#8cb5ff

Split-complementary

#ff8cb5

#8cff9d

#8cefff

Tetradic

#ff8cb5

#ffd68c

#8cffd6

#8cb5ff

Square

#ff8cb5

#efff8c

#8cffd6

#9d8cff

Shades

Color #ff8cb5 mixed toward black.

#ff4a8b

#ff0960

#c60046

#84002f

#420017

Tints

Color #ff8cb5 mixed toward white.

#ff9fc1

#ffb3ce

#ffc6da

#ffd9e6

#ffecf3

Tones

Color #ff8cb5 mixed toward gray.

#f596b8

#ec9fbb

#e2a9bd

#d9b3c0

#cfbcc3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d7d6ac · ΔE 42.4

Deuteranopia

#dde4aa · ΔE 48.9

Tritanopia

#fba5a3 · ΔE 12.4

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 24.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ff8cb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff8cb5]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Deep Pink #ff1493

Frequently asked questions

#ff8cb5 (#ff8cb5) is rgb(255, 140, 181) in RGB.

No, #ff8cb5 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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