Information about Cardinal Pink color
Basic facts about this digital color
#8C055E presents itself as a pure, full-strength pink-red rose — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Yayapink (#85075B). Slightly further away sit So Berry Jocelyn (#7F055F) and Reddish Purple (#910951).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(140, 5, 94)), which gives #8C055E its character. On this background, white text reaches a 9.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.3:1. The name "Cardinal Pink" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Cardinal Pink color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Cardinal Pink color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Cardinal Pink color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Cardinal Pink color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Cardinal Pink color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Cardinal Pink 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Cardinal Pink color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Cardinal Pink
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#85075B
#7F055F
#910951
#990066
#9D0759
#7D0552
#811453
#990F4B
#A50B5E
#A50D61
#750851
#990147
Cardinal Pink color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#8C055E
- RGB140, 5, 94
- CMYK0, 53, 18, 45
- CSSrgb(140, 5, 94)
- HSL320°, 93%, 28%
- HSL Precise320.444°, 93.103%, 28.431%
- HSV320°, 96%, 55%
- HSB320°, 96%, 55%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.549
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.020
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
- GLSLvec3(0.549, 0.020, 0.369)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.549, 0.020, 0.369, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.549, 0.020, 0.369)
- Percentage of Red in RGB54.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID8C055E
- DECIMAL ID9176414
- Name Length13
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- Counting from2025-01-01
