Palettes / Colors / #8F1981

#8F1981 — Pink

#8F1981 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 #8F1981 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.

#8F1981 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 #198F27; it also sits naturally between #62198F and #8F1946. 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 10% · Blue 51%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 83% · Yellow 10% · Key 44%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8F1981

.text { color: #8F1981; }
.background { background-color: #8F1981; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8F1981; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(143, 25, 129); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(307, 70%, 33%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8F1981; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(143, 25, 129, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8F1981; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(143, 25, 129, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8F1981">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8F1981">Div content here</div>

Shades of #8F1981

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #198F27:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8F1981: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8F1981

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 #8F1981 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 #8F1981 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

← #8F1980  ·  #8F1982 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8F1981?

#8F1981 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 143, 25, 129). Its closest standard named color is DarkMagenta.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8F1981?

#8F1981 is RGB 143, 25, 129 — HSL 307°, 70%, 33% — CMYK 0%, 83%, 10%, 44%.

What colors go with #8F1981?

Its complement is #198F27; analogous partners are #62198F and #8F1946. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8F1981 for text?

White text on #8F1981 has a contrast ratio of 8.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.62:1.