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#8D1B5A Color

#8D1B5A is rgb(141, 27, 90) in RGB, hsl(327, 68%, 33%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 81%, 36%, 45%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Amaranth Deep Purple (#9F2B68), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.94. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8D1B5A
HEX#8D1B5A
RGBrgb(141, 27, 90)
HSLhsl(327, 68%, 33%)
HSVhsv(327, 81%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 36%, 45%)
OKLCHoklch(43.7% 0.159 352.4)
LABlab(32.55% 50.35 -7.32)
LCHlch(32.55% 50.88 351.73)

What #8D1B5A 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 #8D1B5A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Amaranth Deep Purple#9F2B68ΔE 5.94Dark Raspberry#872657ΔE 5.95Pansy Purple#78184AΔE 8.58Traffic Purple#992572ΔE 9.95Maximum Red Purple#A63A79ΔE 10.73Jazzberry Jam#A50B5EΔE 11.19

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

#8D1B5A Channel Values

How #8D1B5A 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 141 · G 27 · B 908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 327° · S 68% · L 33%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 327° · S 81% · V 55%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 81% · Y 36% · K 45%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.62:1 vs white · 2.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8D1B5A 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 text8.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8D1B5A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8D1B5A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8D1B5A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8D1B5A
Complementary
#1B8D4E
Analogous
#881B8D
Analogous
#8D1B21
Triadic
#5A8D1B
Triadic
#1B5A8D
Split comp.
#218D1B
Split comp.
#1B8D88

Tints & Shades of #8D1B5A

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

#B42272
#D8318D
#DF58A2
#E77EB8
#EEA5CD
#F6D0E5

Shades

#7C184F
#6B1444
#5A1139
#450D2C
#330A21
#220716

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8D1B5A.

How #8D1B5A 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#8D1B5A
Protanopia#42425A
Protanomaly#68365A
Deuteranopia#575757
Deuteranomaly#714658
Tritanopia#8A2929
Tritanomaly#8B2442
Achromatopsia#4C4C4C

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Using #8D1B5A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8d1b5a: #8D1B5A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8D1B5A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8d1b5a': '#8D1B5A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.553, green: 0.106, blue: 0.353)
Android XML<color name="color_8d1b5a">#8D1B5A</color>
SVG fillfill="#8D1B5A"

More Pink Colors

#8D1B5A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#8D1B5A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8D1B5A?

#8D1B5A is a dark pink — rgb(141, 27, 90) in RGB and hsl(327, 68%, 33%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Amaranth Deep Purple (#9F2B68), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.94.

What is the RGB value of #8D1B5A?

#8D1B5A is rgb(141, 27, 90) — red 141, green 27, and blue 90 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8D1B5A?

#8D1B5A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 81%, 36%, 45%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8D1B5A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8D1B5A scores 8.62:1 against white and 2.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8D1B5A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8D1B5A 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 23.96, which is visibly different.

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