Palettes / Colors / #88198E

#88198E — Pink

#88198E is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color DarkMagenta (#8B008B). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkmagenta (#8B008B) — not an exact match. CSS darkmagenta gives you #8B008B, a different color; use #88198E when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#88198E is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #1F8F19; it also sits naturally between #4E198F and #8F195A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 53% · Green 10% · Blue 56%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 0% · Key 44%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #88198E

.text { color: #88198E; }
.background { background-color: #88198E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #88198E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(136, 25, 142); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(297, 70%, 33%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #88198E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(136, 25, 142, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #88198E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(136, 25, 142, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#88198E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#88198E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1F8F19:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #88198E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #88198E

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #88198E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #88198E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #88198D  ·  #88198F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #88198E?

#88198E is Pink, a pink color (RGB 136, 25, 142). Its closest standard named color is DarkMagenta.

What is the RGB and HSL of #88198E?

#88198E is RGB 136, 25, 142 — HSL 297°, 70%, 33% — CMYK 4%, 82%, 0%, 44%.

What colors go with #88198E?

Its complement is #1F8F19; analogous partners are #4E198F and #8F195A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #88198E for text?

White text on #88198E has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.58:1.