Close to Royal Purple
#8A4795
#8A4795 is a mid-tone, muted pink, close to the color Royal Purple. In RGB it’s made of 54.1% red, 27.8% green, and 58.4% blue. Its hue is 292°, with 35% saturation and 43% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #8A4795.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #8A4795 as they’d see it.
#8A4795 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #8A4795
What color is #8A4795?
#8A4795 is a mid-tone, muted pink, close to the color Royal Purple. In RGB it’s made of 54.1% red, 27.8% green, and 58.4% blue. Its hue is 292°, with 35% saturation and 43% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #8A4795 in RGB?
#8A4795 is rgb(138, 71, 149): 138 red, 71 green, and 149 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #8A4795 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(7, 52, 0, 42). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #8A4795?
PANTONE 2576 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #8A4795?
Its complement #2A6F23 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.