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#8A0959

#8a0959 ≈ Pansy Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8a0959 is a color from the rose family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 3.53% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.48% magenta, 35.51% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 322.79°, with 87.76% saturation and 28.82% 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 9.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pansy Purple (#78184a), ΔE 4.28.

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Web safe#990066
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Relative luminance0.0632

Complementary

  1. #8a0959
  2. #098a3a

Split complementary

  1. #8a0959
  2. #188a09
  3. #098a7a

Analogous

  1. #7a098a
  2. #8a0959
  3. #8a0918

Triadic

  1. #8a0959
  2. #598a09
  3. #09598a

Tetradic

  1. #8a0959
  2. #8a3a09
  3. #098a3a
  4. #09598a

Square

  1. #8a0959
  2. #8a7a09
  3. #098a3a
  4. #09188a

Monochromatic

  1. #13010c
  2. #42042b
  3. #8a0959
  4. #d20e87
  5. #f23aac

Shades

#8a0959 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a0959
  2. #7c0850
  3. #6e0747
  4. #61063e
  5. #530535
  6. #45052d
  7. #370424
  8. #29031b
  9. #1c0212
  10. #0e0109
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a0959 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a0959
  2. #96226a
  3. #a13a7a
  4. #ad538b
  5. #b96b9b
  6. #c584ac
  7. #d09dbd
  8. #dcb5cd
  9. #e8cede
  10. #f3e6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a0959 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a0959
  2. #89155d
  3. #882161
  4. #872d65
  5. #863969
  6. #85456d
  7. #845070
  8. #835c74
  9. #826878
  10. #81747c
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #68384f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #28395b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c4f56 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #950033 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f2d5a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a3e57 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #910045 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a0959 {
  color: #8a0959;
}
Background
.bg-8a0959 {
  background-color: #8a0959;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a0959 {
  border: 2px solid #8a0959;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a0959;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 9 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 323 88% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a0959 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a0959, #8a0918);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a0959 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 9 89 / 0.35);
}

#78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 4.28 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 5.38 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 5.86 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 7.29 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 7.82 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 10.18 #800080 Purple ΔE 10.29 #75f6a6 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Pansy Purple
#8a0959  rgb(138, 9, 89)  hsl(323, 88%, 29%)  Pansy Purple
#098a3a  rgb(9, 138, 58)  hsl(143, 88%, 29%)  Forest Green
#598a09  rgb(89, 138, 9)  hsl(83, 88%, 29%)  Avocado
#09598a  rgb(9, 89, 138)  hsl(203, 88%, 29%)  Lapis Lazuli