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#8D3068 Color

#8D3068 is rgb(141, 48, 104) in RGB, hsl(324, 49%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 66%, 26%, 45%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Raspberry (#872657), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.84. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8D3068
HEX#8D3068
RGBrgb(141, 48, 104)
HSLhsl(324, 49%, 37%)
HSVhsv(324, 66%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 66%, 26%, 45%)
OKLCHoklch(46.3% 0.14 346.8)
LABlab(35.76% 44.20 -11.49)
LCHlch(35.76% 45.67 345.42)

What #8D3068 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 #8D3068, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Raspberry#872657ΔE 6.84Maximum Red Purple#A63A79ΔE 8.48Violet (Crayola)#963D7FΔE 8.61Amaranth Deep Purple#9F2B68ΔE 8.97Traffic Purple#992572ΔE 9.76Maximum Violet#892F77ΔE 10.04

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

#8D3068 Channel Values

How #8D3068 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 48 · B 1048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 324° · S 49% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 324° · S 66% · V 55%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 66% · Y 26% · K 45%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.62:1 vs white · 2.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8D3068 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 text7.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8D3068 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8D3068

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8D3068; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8D3068
Complementary
#308D55
Analogous
#83308D
Analogous
#8D3039
Triadic
#688D30
Triadic
#30688D
Split comp.
#398D30
Split comp.
#308D83

Tints & Shades of #8D3068

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

#AF3C81
#C35095
#CF72AA
#DB95BF
#E6B7D3
#F1D5E6

Shades

#7A2A5A
#6A244E
#571E40
#441732
#311124
#220C19

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8D3068.

How #8D3068 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#8D3068
Protanopia#4B4B68
Protanomaly#6C4268
Deuteranopia#5C5C66
Deuteranomaly#734E67
Tritanopia#8A3B3B
Tritanomaly#8B3751
Achromatopsia#545454

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8D3068 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8d3068: #8D3068;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8D3068;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8d3068': '#8D3068' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.553, green: 0.188, blue: 0.408)
Android XML<color name="color_8d3068">#8D3068</color>
SVG fillfill="#8D3068"

More Pink Colors

#8D3068 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#8D3068 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8D3068?

#8D3068 is a dark pink — rgb(141, 48, 104) in RGB and hsl(324, 49%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Raspberry (#872657), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.84.

What is the RGB value of #8D3068?

#8D3068 is rgb(141, 48, 104) — red 141, green 48, and blue 104 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8D3068?

#8D3068 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 66%, 26%, 45%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8D3068 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8D3068 scores 7.62:1 against white and 2.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8D3068 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8D3068 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 27.18, which is a different colour altogether.

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