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#8A2E63 closest to Pink Horror

#8A2E63 is a dark, moderately saturated red; the closest named color is Pink Horror. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 18.0% green and 38.8% blue (rgb(138, 46, 99)). Its HSL value is 325° hue, 50% saturation and 36% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 28% yellow and 46% black. #8A2E63 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.92:1.

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Variations of #8A2E63

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#8A2E63 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#8A2E63 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A2E63 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 73% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #545761
  • Protanopia 70% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3A4765
  • Protanomaly 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #594363
  • Deuteranopia 73% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #545761
  • Deuteranomaly 82% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #674C61
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #942B44
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8E2D56
  • Achromatopsia 72% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #515151
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #634A56

#8A2E63 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.92:1 Very good#8A2E63 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.65:1 Very poor#8A2E63 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#8A2E63 in CSS

/* Pink Horror */
.color { color: #8A2E63; }
.background { background-color: #8A2E63; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A2E63; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 46 99);
color: hsl(325 50% 36%);
color: oklch(0.454 0.138 348.4);

#8A2E63 FAQ

What color is #8A2E63?

#8A2E63 is a dark, moderately saturated red. Its closest named color is Pink Horror. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #8A2E63?

#8A2E63 is rgb(138, 46, 99) in RGB, hsl(325, 50%, 36%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 67%, 28%, 46%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A2E63?

The complementary color of #8A2E63 is #2E8A55, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A2E63?

White text has the best contrast on #8A2E63: 7.92:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A2E63 a warm or cool color?

#8A2E63 is a warm color.