Palettes / Colors / #8A4E8D

#8A4E8D — Dusty Pink

#8A4E8D is a pink color we call Dusty 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 #8A4E8D 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.

#8A4E8D 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 #518D4E; it also sits naturally between #6A4E8D and #8D4E71. 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 31% · Blue 55%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #8A4E8D

.text { color: #8A4E8D; }
.background { background-color: #8A4E8D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A4E8D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 78, 141); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(297, 29%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A4E8D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 78, 141, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A4E8D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 78, 141, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8A4E8D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A4E8D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #518D4E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8A4E8D: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8A4E8D

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 #8A4E8D 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 #8A4E8D 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 #8A4E8D?

#8A4E8D is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 138, 78, 141). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8A4E8D?

#8A4E8D is RGB 138, 78, 141 — HSL 297°, 29%, 43% — CMYK 2%, 45%, 0%, 45%.

What colors go with #8A4E8D?

Its complement is #518D4E; analogous partners are #6A4E8D and #8D4E71. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8A4E8D for text?

White text on #8A4E8D has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.56:1.