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#8C1956

#8c1956 ≈ Pansy Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8c1956 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 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.14% magenta, 38.57% yellow and 45.1% black. Its hue angle is 328.17°, 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 8.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pansy Purple (#78184a), ΔE 4.06.

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Relative luminance0.0694

Complementary

  1. #8c1956
  2. #198c4f

Split complementary

  1. #8c1956
  2. #1d8c19
  3. #198c88

Analogous

  1. #88198c
  2. #8c1956
  3. #8c191d

Triadic

  1. #8c1956
  2. #568c19
  3. #19568c

Tetradic

  1. #8c1956
  2. #8c4f19
  3. #198c4f
  4. #19568c

Square

  1. #8c1956
  2. #8c8819
  3. #198c4f
  4. #191d8c

Monochromatic

  1. #11030b
  2. #4b0d2e
  3. #8c1956
  4. #cd257e
  5. #e25ca3

Shades

#8c1956 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8c1956
  2. #7e174d
  3. #701445
  4. #62123c
  5. #540f34
  6. #460d2b
  7. #380a22
  8. #2a081a
  9. #1c0511
  10. #0e0309
  11. #000000

Tints

#8c1956 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8c1956
  2. #983067
  3. #a34778
  4. #af5e89
  5. #ba759a
  6. #c68cab
  7. #d1a3bb
  8. #ddbacc
  9. #e8d1dd
  10. #f4e8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8c1956 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8c1956
  2. #8b235a
  3. #8a2e5e
  4. #883863
  5. #874267
  6. #864d6b
  7. #85576f
  8. #846173
  9. #826b78
  10. #81767c
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b3c4f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #313d57 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #525253 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #980736 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #633257 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e4254 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #931045 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8c1956 {
  color: #8c1956;
}
Background
.bg-8c1956 {
  background-color: #8c1956;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8c1956 {
  border: 2px solid #8c1956;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8c1956;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 25 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 328 70% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8c1956 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c1956, #8c191d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8c1956 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 25 86 / 0.35);
}

#78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 4.06 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 4.22 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 4.66 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 8.32 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 8.37 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 9.42 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 9.68 #73e6a9 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Pansy Purple
#8c1956  rgb(140, 25, 86)  hsl(328, 70%, 32%)  Pansy Purple
#198c4f  rgb(25, 140, 79)  hsl(148, 70%, 32%)  Sea Green
#568c19  rgb(86, 140, 25)  hsl(88, 70%, 32%)  Olive Drab
#19568c  rgb(25, 86, 140)  hsl(208, 70%, 32%)  Yale Blue