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#8A516E

#8a516e ≈ Twilight Lavender

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8a516e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 31.76% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.3% magenta, 20.29% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 329.47°, with 26.03% saturation and 42.94% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Twilight Lavender (#8a496b), ΔE 2.45.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1241

Complementary

  1. #8a516e
  2. #518a6d

Split complementary

  1. #8a516e
  2. #518a51
  3. #518a89

Analogous

  1. #89518a
  2. #8a516e
  3. #8a5151

Triadic

  1. #8a516e
  2. #6e8a51
  3. #516e8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a516e
  2. #8a6d51
  3. #518a6d
  4. #516e8a

Square

  1. #8a516e
  2. #8a8951
  3. #518a6d
  4. #51518a

Monochromatic

  1. #2a1821
  2. #5a3548
  3. #8a516e
  4. #b07894
  5. #cca8ba

Shades

#8a516e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a516e
  2. #7c4963
  3. #6e4158
  4. #61394d
  5. #533142
  6. #452937
  7. #37202c
  8. #291821
  9. #1c1016
  10. #0e080b
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a516e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a516e
  2. #96627d
  3. #a1748b
  4. #ad859a
  5. #b997a8
  6. #c5a8b7
  7. #d0b9c5
  8. #dccbd4
  9. #e8dce2
  10. #f3eef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a516e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a516e
  2. #895670
  3. #885a72
  4. #875f73
  5. #866475
  6. #856977
  7. #846d79
  8. #83727b
  9. #82777c
  10. #817b7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #745c67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #565d6f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #64666d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #91505b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f586f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #755f6d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f5063 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a516e {
  color: #8a516e;
}
Background
.bg-8a516e {
  background-color: #8a516e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a516e {
  border: 2px solid #8a516e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a516e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 81 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 329 26% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a516e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a516e, #8a5151);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a516e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 81 110 / 0.35);
}

#8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 2.45 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 6.29 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 8.18 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.57 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 10.57 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 11.77 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 11.98 #75ae91 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Twilight Lavender
#8a516e  rgb(138, 81, 110)  hsl(329, 26%, 43%)  Twilight Lavender
#518a6d  rgb(81, 138, 109)  hsl(149, 26%, 43%)  Viridian
#6e8a51  rgb(110, 138, 81)  hsl(89, 26%, 43%)  Moss Green
#516e8a  rgb(81, 110, 138)  hsl(209, 26%, 43%)  Queen Blue