Color

#8E6E7B

Muted warm magenta. Nearest reference color: Copper rose.

RGB

0–255

142

110

123

CMYK

0–100%

22.54%

13.38%

44.31%

RGB describes how #8E6E7B is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 142, green 110 and blue 123.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 0%, magenta 22.54%, yellow 13.38% and black 44.31%.

HSL values

H 335.63° S 12.7% L 49.41%

In the HSL color model, #8E6E7B has a hue of 335.63°, 12.7% saturation and 49.41% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#8E6E7B is a medium, warm magenta with muted chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Muted

Color formats

Copy #8E6E7B in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #8E6E7B

RGB rgb(142, 110, 123)

HSL hsl(335.63 12.7% 49.41%)

OKLCH oklch(0.57379 0.04438 352.3419)

CSS --color: #8E6E7B;

Tints of #8E6E7B

Tints are lighter variations of #8E6E7B. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#FFE7F0 #E8C4D2 #C9A7B4 #AB8A97 #8E6E7B

Shades of #8E6E7B

Shades are darker variations of #8E6E7B. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#8E6E7B #6C4E5B #4C303C #2D1420 #110107

Tones of #8E6E7B

Tones reduce the chroma of #8E6E7B, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#8E6E7B #8A707A #85737A #817579 #7C7779

Tonal range of #8E6E7B

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #8E6E7B between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#FFE7F0 #E8C4D2 #C9A7B4 #AB8A97 #8E6E7B #6C4E5B #4C303C #2D1420 #110107

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #FFE7F0;
    --color-200: #E8C4D2;
    --color-300: #C9A7B4;
    --color-400: #AB8A97;
    --color-500: #8E6E7B;
    --color-600: #6C4E5B;
    --color-700: #4C303C;
    --color-800: #2D1420;
    --color-900: #110107;
}

Colors that go with #8E6E7B

Color harmonies for #8E6E7B are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#8E6E7B #5E8176

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#857088 #8E6E7B #916F6D

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#8E6E7B #797C5D #5E7E8F

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#8E6E7B #6A8067 #598184

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#8E6E7B #86765B #5E8176 #6A7993

CSS gradients with #8E6E7B

These gradients show how #8E6E7B moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#8E6E7B #AA909A #C6B4BB #E2D9DC #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #8E6E7B, #AA909A, #C6B4BB, #E2D9DC, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#8E6E7B #5F4952 #34262C #0E080A #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #8E6E7B, #5F4952, #34262C, #0E080A, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#8E6E7B #7F728D #6B7993 #5B7F8A #5E8176

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #8E6E7B, #7F728D, #6B7993, #5B7F8A, #5E8176);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #8E6E7B. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

4.50:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Black text

4.67:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.1833 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #8E6E7B as the background.

background-color: #8E6E7B;
color: #000000;

Using #8E6E7B in design

See how #8E6E7B works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#8E6E7B used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #8E6E7B to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#E8C4D2

#8E6E7B

#2D1420

Colors similar to #8E6E7B

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #8E6E7B, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#A78693 #765764 #9D657D #7D7679 #8C6E80 #906E76 #987A8C #84626B

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #8E6E7B may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #71747C Deuteranopia #78797A Tritanopia #936D72

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #8E6E7B can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 20.3063
Y: 18.3334
Z: 21.2041

CIELAB

L*: 49.8981
a*: 14.8624
b*: -2.3093

OKLab

L: 0.57379
a: 0.043984
b: -0.005914

OKLCH

L: 0.57379
C: 0.04438
H: 352.3419°