Information about #8B5569 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #8B5569 is classified in the Register under the Rose Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(139, 85, 105) — 54.5% red, 33.3% green, 41.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 21 / 13 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained rose, #8B5569 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cannon Pink (#8E5164). Nearby in the Register you will also find Renaissance (#885A64) and Vin Rouge (#955264).

In RGB terms — rgb(139, 85, 105) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #8B5569 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.6:1. #8B5569 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#8B5569 color variations

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#8B5569 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 #8B5569

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

Renaissance color link
Renaissance

#885A64

Vin Rouge color link
Vin Rouge

#955264

Dark Mauve color link
Dark Mauve

#874C62

Mauve Taupe color link
Mauve Taupe

#915F6D

Impulse color link
Impulse

#894961

Sugar Plum color link
Sugar Plum

#914E75

Rose Taupe color link
Rose Taupe

#905D5D

Arabella color link
Arabella

#85636E

Memory color link
Memory

#7C5B63

Dull Purple color link
Dull Purple

#7F525D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8B5569
  • RGB139, 85, 105
  • CMYK0, 21, 13, 45
  • CSSrgb(139, 85, 105)
  • HSL338°, 24%, 44%
  • HSL Precise337.778°, 24.107%, 43.922%
  • HSV338°, 39%, 55%
  • HSB338°, 39%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • GLSLvec3(0.545, 0.333, 0.412)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.545, 0.333, 0.412, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.545, 0.333, 0.412)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.2%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8B5569
  • DECIMAL ID9131369
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01