Palettes / Colors / #8D014E

#8D014E — Vivid Pink

#8D014E is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Purple (#800080). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: purple (#800080) — not an exact match. CSS purple gives you #800080, a different color; use #8D014E 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.

#8D014E 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 #018E40; it also sits naturally between #87018E and #8E0108. 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 55% · Green 0% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 99% · Yellow 45% · Key 45%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8D014E

.text { color: #8D014E; }
.background { background-color: #8D014E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8D014E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(141, 1, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(327, 99%, 28%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8D014E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(141, 1, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8D014E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(141, 1, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8D014E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8D014E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #018E40:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8D014E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8D014E

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 #8D014E 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 #8D014E 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 #8D014E?

#8D014E is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 141, 1, 78). Its closest standard named color is Purple.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8D014E?

#8D014E is RGB 141, 1, 78 — HSL 327°, 99%, 28% — CMYK 0%, 99%, 45%, 45%.

What colors go with #8D014E?

Its complement is #018E40; analogous partners are #87018E and #8E0108. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8D014E for text?

White text on #8D014E has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.25:1.