#8A1642

A dark, vivid magenta closely aligning with Brown.

About #8A1642

When working with digital screens, the color #8A1642 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Brown. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 138, 22, and 66.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 84% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A1642
RGB138, 22, 66
HSL337.2°, 72.5%, 31.4%
CMYK0%, 84%, 52%, 46%
HSV337.2°, 84.1%, 54.1%
LAB30.3, 49.4, 4.8
XYZ11.8, 6.4, 5.8
Decimal9049666

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

9.23:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.27:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
8.83:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.93:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A1642; }
.text-color { color: #8A1642; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A1642; }

Similar Colors

Brown
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