Information about #8B506A color

#8B506A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8B506A falls into the Rose Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(139, 80, 106) — 54.5% red, 31.4% green, 41.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 23 / 13 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#8B506A is a moderately toned romantic rose that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Cannon Pink (#8E5164). Slightly further away sit Twilight Lavender (#8A496B) and Dark Mauve (#874C62).

In RGB terms — rgb(139, 80, 106) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8B506A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8B506A color variations

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#8B506A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #8B506A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Cannon Pink color link
Cannon Pink

#8E5164

Dark Mauve color link
Dark Mauve

#874C62

Impulse color link
Impulse

#894961

Vin Rouge color link
Vin Rouge

#955264

Renaissance color link
Renaissance

#885A64

Sugar Plum color link
Sugar Plum

#914E75

Mauve Taupe color link
Mauve Taupe

#915F6D

Cadillac color link
Cadillac

#984961

Dull Purple color link
Dull Purple

#7F525D

Bordello color link
Bordello

#974462

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8B506A
  • RGB139, 80, 106
  • CMYK0, 23, 13, 45
  • CSSrgb(139, 80, 106)
  • HSL334°, 27%, 43%
  • HSL Precise333.559°, 26.941%, 42.941%
  • HSV334°, 42%, 55%
  • HSB334°, 42%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • GLSLvec3(0.545, 0.314, 0.416)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.545, 0.314, 0.416, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.545, 0.314, 0.416)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.6%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8B506A
  • DECIMAL ID9130090
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01