Palettes / Colors / #8A0050

#8A0050 — Deep Vivid Pink

#8A0050 is a pink color we call Deep Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Purple (#800080). It belongs to the pink family.

#8A0050 is a warm-leaning 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 #008A39; it also sits naturally between #7E008A and #8A000B. 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 54% · Green 0% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 42% · Key 46%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8A0050

.text { color: #8A0050; }
.background { background-color: #8A0050; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A0050; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 0, 80); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(325, 100%, 27%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A0050; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 0, 80, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A0050; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 0, 80, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8A0050">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A0050">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #008A39:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8A0050: #FFFFFF.

How #8A0050 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 #8A0050 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #8A0050?

#8A0050 is Deep Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 138, 0, 80). Its closest standard named color is Purple.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8A0050?

#8A0050 is RGB 138, 0, 80 — HSL 325°, 100%, 27% — CMYK 0%, 100%, 42%, 46%.

What colors go with #8A0050?

Its complement is #008A39; analogous partners are #7E008A and #8A000B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8A0050 for text?

White text on #8A0050 has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.20:1.