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#8C1955

#8c1955 ≈ Pansy Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8c1955 is a color from the rose family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 9.8% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.14% magenta, 39.29% yellow and 45.1% black. Its hue angle is 328.7°, with 69.7% saturation and 32.35% 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 8.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pansy Purple (#78184a), ΔE 4.02.

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Web safe#990066
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Relative luminance0.0693

Complementary

  1. #8c1955
  2. #198c50

Split complementary

  1. #8c1955
  2. #1b8c19
  3. #198c89

Analogous

  1. #89198c
  2. #8c1955
  3. #8c191b

Triadic

  1. #8c1955
  2. #558c19
  3. #19558c

Tetradic

  1. #8c1955
  2. #8c5019
  3. #198c50
  4. #19558c

Square

  1. #8c1955
  2. #8c8919
  3. #198c50
  4. #191b8c

Monochromatic

  1. #11030b
  2. #4b0d2e
  3. #8c1955
  4. #cd257c
  5. #e25ca2

Shades

#8c1955 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8c1955
  2. #7e174d
  3. #701444
  4. #62123c
  5. #540f33
  6. #460d2b
  7. #380a22
  8. #2a081a
  9. #1c0511
  10. #0e0309
  11. #000000

Tints

#8c1955 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8c1955
  2. #983066
  3. #a34777
  4. #af5e88
  5. #ba7599
  6. #c68caa
  7. #d1a3bb
  8. #ddbacc
  9. #e8d1dd
  10. #f4e8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8c1955 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8c1955
  2. #8b2359
  3. #8a2e5e
  4. #883862
  5. #874266
  6. #864d6b
  7. #85576f
  8. #846173
  9. #826b77
  10. #81767c
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b3c4f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #323d56 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #525252 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #980635 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #633256 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e4253 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #931044 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8c1955 {
  color: #8c1955;
}
Background
.bg-8c1955 {
  background-color: #8c1955;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8c1955 {
  border: 2px solid #8c1955;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8c1955;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 25 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 329 70% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8c1955 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c1955, #8c191b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8c1955 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 25 85 / 0.35);
}

#78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 4.02 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 4.32 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 4.64 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 8.34 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 8.53 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 9.15 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 9.72 #73e6aa Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Pansy Purple
#8c1955  rgb(140, 25, 85)  hsl(329, 70%, 32%)  Pansy Purple
#198c50  rgb(25, 140, 80)  hsl(149, 70%, 32%)  Sea Green
#558c19  rgb(85, 140, 25)  hsl(89, 70%, 32%)  Avocado
#19558c  rgb(25, 85, 140)  hsl(209, 70%, 32%)  Yale Blue