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#8A2E4E

#8a2e4e ≈ Boysenberry

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8a2e4e is a color from the rose family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 18.04% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 43.48% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 339.13°, with 50% saturation and 36.08% 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 8.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Boysenberry (#873260), ΔE 5.64.

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Web safe#993366
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Relative luminance0.0791

Complementary

  1. #8a2e4e
  2. #2e8a6a

Split complementary

  1. #8a2e4e
  2. #2e8a3c
  3. #2e7c8a

Analogous

  1. #8a2e7c
  2. #8a2e4e
  3. #8a3c2e

Triadic

  1. #8a2e4e
  2. #4e8a2e
  3. #2e4e8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a2e4e
  2. #8a6a2e
  3. #2e8a6a
  4. #2e4e8a

Square

  1. #8a2e4e
  2. #7c8a2e
  3. #2e8a6a
  4. #3c2e8a

Monochromatic

  1. #17080d
  2. #511b2e
  3. #8a2e4e
  4. #c1446f
  5. #d47d9b

Shades

#8a2e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a2e4e
  2. #7c2946
  3. #6e253e
  4. #612037
  5. #531c2f
  6. #451727
  7. #37121f
  8. #290e17
  9. #1c0910
  10. #0e0508
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a2e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a2e4e
  2. #964360
  3. #a15871
  4. #ad6d83
  5. #b98295
  6. #c597a7
  7. #d0abb8
  8. #dcc0ca
  9. #e8d5dc
  10. #f3eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a2e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a2e4e
  2. #893653
  3. #883e58
  4. #87475d
  5. #864f62
  6. #855767
  7. #845f6c
  8. #836771
  9. #827076
  10. #81787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.58:1 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 #59564c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #96233b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #663c4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #70494d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #912843 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a2e4e {
  color: #8a2e4e;
}
Background
.bg-8a2e4e {
  background-color: #8a2e4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a2e4e {
  border: 2px solid #8a2e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a2e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 46 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 339 50% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a2e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a2e4e, #8a3c2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a2e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 46 78 / 0.35);
}

#873260 Boysenberry ΔE 5.64 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 6.58 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 6.59 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 6.73 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 7.79 #722f37 Wine ΔE 7.92 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 8.38 #75d1b1 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Boysenberry
#8a2e4e  rgb(138, 46, 78)  hsl(339, 50%, 36%)  Boysenberry
#2e8a6a  rgb(46, 138, 106)  hsl(159, 50%, 36%)  Viridian
#4e8a2e  rgb(78, 138, 46)  hsl(99, 50%, 36%)  Forest Green
#2e4e8a  rgb(46, 78, 138)  hsl(219, 50%, 36%)  Yale Blue