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#8A495E

#8a495e ≈ Twilight Lavender

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8a495e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 28.63% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.1% magenta, 31.88% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 340.62°, with 30.81% saturation and 41.37% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Twilight Lavender (#8a496b), ΔE 4.43.

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Web safe#993366
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Relative luminance0.1098

Complementary

  1. #8a495e
  2. #498a75

Split complementary

  1. #8a495e
  2. #498a54
  3. #497e8a

Analogous

  1. #8a497e
  2. #8a495e
  3. #8a5449

Triadic

  1. #8a495e
  2. #5e8a49
  3. #495e8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a495e
  2. #8a7549
  3. #498a75
  4. #495e8a

Square

  1. #8a495e
  2. #7e8a49
  3. #498a75
  4. #54498a

Monochromatic

  1. #26141a
  2. #582f3c
  3. #8a495e
  4. #b26d84
  5. #cca0ae

Shades

#8a495e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a495e
  2. #7c4255
  3. #6e3a4b
  4. #613342
  5. #532c38
  6. #45252f
  7. #371d26
  8. #29161c
  9. #1c0f13
  10. #0e0709
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a495e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a495e
  2. #965b6e
  3. #a16d7e
  4. #ad808e
  5. #b9929e
  6. #c5a4af
  7. #d0b6bf
  8. #dcc8cf
  9. #e8dbdf
  10. #f3edef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a495e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a495e
  2. #894f61
  3. #885465
  4. #875a68
  5. #865f6c
  6. #85656f
  7. #846a72
  8. #837076
  9. #827579
  10. #817b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #72565d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #53565f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #63625d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #944451 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d515e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #75595d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #904656 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a495e {
  color: #8a495e;
}
Background
.bg-8a495e {
  background-color: #8a495e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a495e {
  border: 2px solid #8a495e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a495e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 73 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 341 31% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a495e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a495e, #8a5449);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a495e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 73 94 / 0.35);
}

#8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 4.43 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 7.02 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 7.53 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 7.58 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 8.19 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 10.05 #722f37 Wine ΔE 10.46 #75b6a1 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Twilight Lavender
#8a495e  rgb(138, 73, 94)  hsl(341, 31%, 41%)  Twilight Lavender
#498a75  rgb(73, 138, 117)  hsl(161, 31%, 41%)  Viridian
#5e8a49  rgb(94, 138, 73)  hsl(101, 31%, 41%)  Sap Green
#495e8a  rgb(73, 94, 138)  hsl(221, 31%, 41%)  Queen Blue