Palettes / Colors / #8A249E

#8A249E — Pink

#8A249E 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 #8A249E 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.

#8A249E 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 #389E24; it also sits naturally between #4D249E and #9E2475. 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 14% · Blue 62%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 77% · Yellow 0% · Key 38%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8A249E

.text { color: #8A249E; }
.background { background-color: #8A249E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A249E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 36, 158); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 63%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A249E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 36, 158, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A249E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 36, 158, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8A249E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A249E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #8A249E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #389E24:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8A249E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8A249E

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 #8A249E 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 #8A249E 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 #8A249E?

#8A249E is Pink, a pink color (RGB 138, 36, 158). Its closest standard named color is DarkMagenta.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8A249E?

#8A249E is RGB 138, 36, 158 — HSL 290°, 63%, 38% — CMYK 13%, 77%, 0%, 38%.

What colors go with #8A249E?

Its complement is #389E24; analogous partners are #4D249E and #9E2475. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8A249E for text?

White text on #8A249E has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.83:1.