#8b2957

Color #8b2957

A moderately saturated dark pink.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 27.5 Nearest Tailwind class pink-900 #861043 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#8b2957

RGB

rgb(139, 41, 87)

HSL

hsl(331.8, 54.4%, 35.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(331.8, 70.5%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 70.5%, 37.4%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(33.49, 45.37, -4.37)

LCH

lch(33.49, 45.58, 354.5)

OKLCH

oklch(44.5%, 0.1393, 355.51)

HWB

hwb(331.8, 16.1%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#298b5d

Analogous

#8b2988

#8b2957

#8b2c29

Triadic

#8b2957

#578b29

#29578b

Split-complementary

#8b2957

#298b2c

#29888b

Tetradic

#8b2957

#8b5d29

#298b5d

#29578b

Square

#8b2957

#888b29

#298b5d

#2c298b

Shades

Color #8b2957 mixed toward black.

#742249

#5d1b3a

#45152c

#2e0e1d

#17070f

Tints

Color #8b2957 mixed toward white.

#b53672

#cd558d

#d980aa

#e6aac6

#f2d5e3

Tones

Color #8b2957 mixed toward gray.

#833158

#7b3958

#724259

#6a4a59

#62525a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.55:1

White text reads better on this background (8.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6d4f · ΔE 39.9

Deuteranopia

#72784d · ΔE 46.6

Tritanopia

#884746 · ΔE 13.8

Achromatopsia

#4f4f4f · ΔE 24.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b2957;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b2957]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#8b2957 (#8b2957) is rgb(139, 41, 87) in RGB.

No, #8b2957 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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