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#8A2486 Color

#8A2486 is rgb(138, 36, 134) in RGB, hsl(302, 59%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 74%, 3%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Philippine Violet (#81007F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.78. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8A2486
HEX#8A2486
RGBrgb(138, 36, 134)
HSLhsl(302, 59%, 34%)
HSVhsv(302, 74%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 74%, 3%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(46.1% 0.176 329.7)
LABlab(34.73% 51.27 -31.92)
LCHlch(34.73% 60.39 328.10)

What #8A2486 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #8A2486, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 7.78Patriarch#800080ΔE 8.25Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 8.86Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 10.84Zinzolin#6C0277ΔE 11.25Maximum Violet#892F77ΔE 12.18

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#8A2486 Channel Values

How #8A2486 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 138 · G 36 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 302° · S 59% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 302° · S 74% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 74% · Y 3% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.84:1 vs white · 2.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8A2486 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8A2486 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8A2486

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8A2486; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8A2486
Complementary
#248A27
Analogous
#5A248A
Analogous
#8A2453
Triadic
#868A24
Triadic
#24868A
Split comp.
#538A24
Split comp.
#248A5A

Tints & Shades of #8A2486

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AE2DAA
#CD3CC8
#D661D2
#E189DE
#EAAEE8
#F3D2F2

Shades

#7A1F77
#651A63
#551653
#451243
#350E33
#200820

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8A2486.

How #8A2486 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#8A2486
Protanopia#444486
Protanomaly#673A86
Deuteranopia#575784
Deuteranomaly#6F4885
Tritanopia#833C3C
Tritanomaly#863462
Achromatopsia#525252

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Using #8A2486 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-8a2486: #8A2486;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8A2486;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8a2486': '#8A2486' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.141, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_8a2486">#8A2486</color>
SVG fillfill="#8A2486"

More Pink Colors

#8A2486 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#8A2486 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8A2486?

#8A2486 is a dark pink — rgb(138, 36, 134) in RGB and hsl(302, 59%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Philippine Violet (#81007F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.78.

What is the RGB value of #8A2486?

#8A2486 is rgb(138, 36, 134) — red 138, green 36, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8A2486?

#8A2486 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 74%, 3%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8A2486 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8A2486 scores 7.84:1 against white and 2.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8A2486 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8A2486 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is purple (#800080) at a CIE76 distance of 8.25, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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