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#8A2D4E

#8a2d4e ≈ Boysenberry

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8a2d4e is a color from the rose family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 17.65% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.39% magenta, 43.48% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 338.71°, with 50.82% saturation and 35.88% 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 8.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Boysenberry (#873260), ΔE 5.53.

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Web safe#993366
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Relative luminance0.0783

Complementary

  1. #8a2d4e
  2. #2d8a69

Split complementary

  1. #8a2d4e
  2. #2d8a3a
  3. #2d7c8a

Analogous

  1. #8a2d7c
  2. #8a2d4e
  3. #8a3a2d

Triadic

  1. #8a2d4e
  2. #4e8a2d
  3. #2d4e8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a2d4e
  2. #8a692d
  3. #2d8a69
  4. #2d4e8a

Square

  1. #8a2d4e
  2. #7c8a2d
  3. #2d8a69
  4. #3a2d8a

Monochromatic

  1. #17070d
  2. #501a2d
  3. #8a2d4e
  4. #c1426f
  5. #d47c9b

Shades

#8a2d4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a2d4e
  2. #7c2946
  3. #6e243e
  4. #612037
  5. #531b2f
  6. #451727
  7. #37121f
  8. #290e17
  9. #1c0910
  10. #0e0508
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a2d4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a2d4e
  2. #964260
  3. #a15771
  4. #ad6c83
  5. #b98195
  6. #c596a7
  7. #d0abb8
  8. #dcc0ca
  9. #e8d5dc
  10. #f3eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a2d4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a2d4e
  2. #893553
  3. #883e58
  4. #87465d
  5. #864e62
  6. #855767
  7. #845f6c
  8. #836771
  9. #826f76
  10. #81787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c444f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #40444f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #58564c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #96223a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #663c4f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #70494d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #912743 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a2d4e {
  color: #8a2d4e;
}
Background
.bg-8a2d4e {
  background-color: #8a2d4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a2d4e {
  border: 2px solid #8a2d4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a2d4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 45 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 339 51% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a2d4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a2d4e, #8a3a2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a2d4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 45 78 / 0.35);
}

#873260 Boysenberry ΔE 5.53 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 6.38 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 6.58 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 6.58 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 8.02 #722f37 Wine ΔE 8.04 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 8.45 #75d2b1 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Boysenberry
#8a2d4e  rgb(138, 45, 78)  hsl(339, 51%, 36%)  Boysenberry
#2d8a69  rgb(45, 138, 105)  hsl(159, 51%, 36%)  Viridian
#4e8a2d  rgb(78, 138, 45)  hsl(99, 51%, 36%)  Forest Green
#2d4e8a  rgb(45, 78, 138)  hsl(219, 51%, 36%)  Yale Blue