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#8A004B

#8a004b ≈ Pansy Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8a004b is a color from the rose family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 0% green and 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 45.65% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 327.39°, with 100% saturation and 27.06% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pansy Purple (#78184a), ΔE 3.77.

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Relative luminance0.0591

Complementary

  1. #8a004b
  2. #008a3f

Split complementary

  1. #8a004b
  2. #068a00
  3. #008a84

Analogous

  1. #84008a
  2. #8a004b
  3. #8a0006

Triadic

  1. #8a004b
  2. #4b8a00
  3. #004b8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a004b
  2. #8a3f00
  3. #008a3f
  4. #004b8a

Square

  1. #8a004b
  2. #8a8400
  3. #008a3f
  4. #00068a

Monochromatic

  1. #14000b
  2. #3e0021
  3. #8a004b
  4. #d70075
  5. #ff249b

Shades

#8a004b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a004b
  2. #7c0044
  3. #6e003c
  4. #610035
  5. #53002d
  6. #450026
  7. #37001e
  8. #290017
  9. #1c000f
  10. #0e0008
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a004b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a004b
  2. #961a5d
  3. #a1336f
  4. #ad4d81
  5. #b96693
  6. #c580a5
  7. #d099b7
  8. #dcb3c9
  9. #e8ccdb
  10. #f3e6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a004b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a004b
  2. #890d50
  3. #881a56
  4. #87265b
  5. #863360
  6. #854066
  7. #844d6b
  8. #835a70
  9. #826675
  10. #81737b
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #683547 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2b354c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f4d48 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #960029 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #60284c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b3c49 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #92003a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a004b {
  color: #8a004b;
}
Background
.bg-8a004b {
  background-color: #8a004b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a004b {
  border: 2px solid #8a004b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a004b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 0 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 327 100% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a004b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a004b, #8a0006);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a004b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 0 75 / 0.35);
}

#78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 3.77 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 5.82 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 6.77 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 7.16 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 7.70 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 10.03 #722f37 Wine ΔE 11.42 #75ffb4 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Pansy Purple
#8a004b  rgb(138, 0, 75)  hsl(327, 100%, 27%)  Pansy Purple
#008a3f  rgb(0, 138, 63)  hsl(147, 100%, 27%)  Sea Green
#4b8a00  rgb(75, 138, 0)  hsl(87, 100%, 27%)  Avocado
#004b8a  rgb(0, 75, 138)  hsl(207, 100%, 27%)  Yale Blue