Palettes / Colors / #8A488D

#8A488D — Muted Pink

#8A488D is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color Gray (#808080). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gray (#808080) — not an exact match. CSS gray gives you #808080, a different color; use #8A488D 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.

#8A488D is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #4C8D49; it also sits naturally between #68498D and #8D496F. 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 28% · Blue 55%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 49% · Yellow 0% · Key 45%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8A488D

.text { color: #8A488D; }
.background { background-color: #8A488D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A488D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 72, 141); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(297, 32%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A488D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 72, 141, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A488D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 72, 141, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8A488D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A488D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4C8D49:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8A488D: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8A488D

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 #8A488D 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 #8A488D 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

← #8A488C  ·  #8A488E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8A488D?

#8A488D is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 138, 72, 141). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8A488D?

#8A488D is RGB 138, 72, 141 — HSL 297°, 32%, 42% — CMYK 2%, 49%, 0%, 45%.

What colors go with #8A488D?

Its complement is #4C8D49; analogous partners are #68498D and #8D496F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8A488D for text?

White text on #8A488D has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.39:1.