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#8A265E

#8a265e ≈ Boysenberry

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8a265e is a color from the rose family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 14.9% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 72.46% magenta, 31.88% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 326.4°, with 56.82% saturation and 34.51% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Boysenberry (#873260), ΔE 2.26.

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Web safe#993366
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Relative luminance0.076

Complementary

  1. #8a265e
  2. #268a52

Split complementary

  1. #8a265e
  2. #2c8a26
  3. #268a84

Analogous

  1. #84268a
  2. #8a265e
  3. #8a262c

Triadic

  1. #8a265e
  2. #5e8a26
  3. #265e8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a265e
  2. #8a5226
  3. #268a52
  4. #265e8a

Square

  1. #8a265e
  2. #8a8426
  3. #268a52
  4. #262c8a

Monochromatic

  1. #12050c
  2. #4e1535
  3. #8a265e
  4. #c63787
  5. #d871ab

Shades

#8a265e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a265e
  2. #7c2255
  3. #6e1e4b
  4. #611b42
  5. #531738
  6. #45132f
  7. #370f26
  8. #290b1c
  9. #1c0813
  10. #0e0409
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a265e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a265e
  2. #963c6e
  3. #a1517e
  4. #ad678e
  5. #b97d9e
  6. #c593af
  7. #d0a8bf
  8. #dcbecf
  9. #e8d4df
  10. #f3e9ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a265e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a265e
  2. #892f61
  3. #883865
  4. #874168
  5. #864a6c
  6. #85536f
  7. #845c72
  8. #836576
  9. #826e79
  10. #81777d
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b4155 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #354360 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #52545c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #94203e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #62395f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d465d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #90234d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a265e {
  color: #8a265e;
}
Background
.bg-8a265e {
  background-color: #8a265e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a265e {
  border: 2px solid #8a265e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a265e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 38 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 326 57% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a265e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a265e, #8a262c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a265e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 38 94 / 0.35);
}

#873260 Boysenberry ΔE 2.26 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 5.04 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 5.43 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 6.83 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 7.90 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 9.40 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.67 #75d9a1 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Boysenberry
#8a265e  rgb(138, 38, 94)  hsl(326, 57%, 35%)  Boysenberry
#268a52  rgb(38, 138, 82)  hsl(146, 57%, 35%)  Sea Green
#5e8a26  rgb(94, 138, 38)  hsl(86, 57%, 35%)  Olive Drab
#265e8a  rgb(38, 94, 138)  hsl(206, 57%, 35%)  Lapis Lazuli