Palettes / Colors / #8F00A1

#8F00A1 — Vivid Pink

#8F00A1 is a pink color we call Vivid 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 #8F00A1 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.

#8F00A1 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 #13A300; it also sits naturally between #3F00A3 and #A30065. 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 56% · Green 0% · Blue 63%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 0% · Key 37%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8F00A1

.text { color: #8F00A1; }
.background { background-color: #8F00A1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8F00A1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(143, 0, 161); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(293, 100%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8F00A1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(143, 0, 161, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8F00A1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(143, 0, 161, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8F00A1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8F00A1">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #13A300:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8F00A1: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8F00A1

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 #8F00A1 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 #8F00A1 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 #8F00A1?

#8F00A1 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 143, 0, 161). Its closest standard named color is DarkMagenta.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8F00A1?

#8F00A1 is RGB 143, 0, 161 — HSL 293°, 100%, 32% — CMYK 11%, 100%, 0%, 37%.

What colors go with #8F00A1?

Its complement is #13A300; analogous partners are #3F00A3 and #A30065. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8F00A1 for text?

White text on #8F00A1 has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.68:1.