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What color is 8C386F?

The RGB color code for color number #8C386F is RGB(140, 56, 111). In the RGB color model, #8C386F has a red value of 140, a green value of 56, and a blue value of 111. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 60.0% magenta, 20.7% yellow, and 45.1% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 320.7° (degrees), 42.9 % saturation, and 38.4 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #8C386F has a hue of 320.7° (degrees), 60.0 % saturation and 54.9 % brightness/value.



Color 8C386F is cool or warm?

Color 8C386F is a warm color.



What is the LRV of #8C386F? (For interior and product design)

8C386F has an LRV of nearly 10. By LRV value, it is a dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.



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#8C386F

Light Color


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Is #8C386F Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 8C386F meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

  • Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
  • Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.





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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions


HEX #8C386F color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB


RGBA / RGB

RGB(140, 56, 111)
Red
140 (54.9%)
Green
56 (22.0%)
Blue
111 (43.5%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan
0.00%
Magenta
60.00%
Yellow
20.71%
Key
45.10%

HSL

HSL(320.71deg, 42.9 %, 38.4 %)

Hue
320.71°
Saturation
42.86 %.
Lightness
38.43 %.

RYB

RYB(127, 83, 121)
Red
127 (49.8%)
Yellow
83 (32.5%)
Blue
121 (47.5%)

HSV/HSB

Hue
320.71°
Saturation
60.00 %.
Brightness / Value
54.90 %.

HWB

H: 320.71°

W: 21.96 %

B: 45.10 %

XYZ

X : 15.1

Y : 9.55

Z : 16.09

YXY

Y1 : 9.55

X : 0.37

Y2 : 0.23

CMY

C : 45.10%

M : 78.04%

Y : 56.47%


LRV

~ 9.6 %

Munsell Color System

3.2RP 3.5/9.1

CIE-Lab

L : 37.03

A : 42.24

B : -14.31

CIE-Lch

L : 37.03

C : 44.59

H : 341.29

CIE-Luv

L : 37.03

U : 45.46

V : -25.18

Hunter-Lab

L : 30.91

A : 33.12

B : -9.23






Color Names and Paint



Color Name of HEX #8C386F


Here are the colors similar to 8C386F. Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.



#8C3573
Purple Wine
ΔE - 1.49 (98.5% similar)
#873260
Boysenberry
ΔE - 3.48 (96.5% similar)
#9F2B68
Amaranth Deep Purple
ΔE - 4.96 (95.0% similar)
#A63A79
Maximum Red Purple
ΔE - 5.36 (94.6% similar)




Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system


Pantone TCX


Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 8C386F.




RAL Classic


RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 8C386F.


#903373
RAL 4006 - Traffic Purple
ΔE - 1.60 (98.4% similar)
#844C82
RAL 4008 - Signal Violet
ΔE - 6.58 (93.4% similar)


RAL Design


RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 8C386F.


#883E72
RAL 340 40 40 - Cherry Red
ΔE - 1.69 (98.3% similar)
#913977
RAL 340 40 45 - Magenta Red
ΔE - 1.81 (98.2% similar)
#95396A
RAL 350 40 45 - Powder Red
ΔE - 3.15 (96.8% similar)
#834370
RAL 340 40 35 - Club Mauve
ΔE - 3.27 (96.7% similar)


Pantone PMS


Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 8C386F.


#893B67
PANTONE 689 C
ΔE - 2.44 (97.6% similar)
#95397D
PANTONE 8104 C
ΔE - 3.15 (96.9% similar)
#8E3A80
PANTONE 7656 C
ΔE - 4.01 (96.0% similar)
#832E5D
PANTONE 8821 C
ΔE - 4.18 (95.8% similar)




Paint color for Hex #8C386F


Here are the paint colors similar to 8C386F. Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.


Valspar

Hex color 8C386F similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #8C386F to Valspar


#8C2D60
Magenta Manicure (V003-3)
ΔE - 3.81 (96.2% similar)
#874763
Plumberry (1004-3A)
ΔE - 6.54 (93.5% similar)
#7A4B70
Purple Davenport (1003-3A)
ΔE - 6.62 (93.4% similar)
#714061
Magician's Cloak (1009-8)
ΔE - 6.73 (93.3% similar)


Benjamin Moore

Hex color 8C386F similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #8C386F to Benjamin Moore


#7B3C63
Summer Plum (2074-20)
ΔE - 4.22 (95.8% similar)
#7F3B5F
Mulberry (2075-20)
ΔE - 4.55 (95.5% similar)
#9B4A80
Twilight Magenta (2074-30)
ΔE - 5.66 (94.3% similar)
#9F487D
Pre-Dawn Sky (2075-30)
ΔE - 5.75 (94.2% similar)


Sherwin Williams

Hex color 8C386F similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #8C386F to Sherwin Williams


#953D68
Dynamo (SW 6841)
ΔE - 4.25 (95.8% similar)
#92345B
Forward Fuchsia (SW 6842)
ΔE - 6.22 (93.8% similar)
#7C3655
Framboise (SW 6566)
ΔE - 6.63 (93.4% similar)
#854158
Juneberry (SW 6573)
ΔE - 8.12 (91.9% similar)


PPG Paints

Hex color 8C386F similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #8C386F to PPG Paints


#7F4774
Magic Magenta (PPG1180-7)
ΔE - 4.86 (95.1% similar)
#905284
Grape Juice (PPG1251-7)
ΔE - 7.15 (92.9% similar)
#A54976
Cerise (PPG17-11)
ΔE - 7.43 (92.6% similar)
#83455D
Wild Plum (PPG1044-7)
ΔE - 7.54 (92.5% similar)


Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 8C386F similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #8C386F to Dunn-Edwards


#9B4B80
Plum Passion (DE 5006)
ΔE - 5.86 (94.1% similar)
#96466A
Deep Magenta (DE 5013)
ΔE - 5.96 (94.0% similar)
#8D4362
Putnam Plum (DEA 100)
ΔE - 6.09 (93.9% similar)
#753A58
Passionate Plum (DEA 144)
ΔE - 6.72 (93.3% similar)


Behr

Hex color 8C386F similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #8C386F to Behr


#91507B
Xoxo (P110-7)
ΔE - 6.25 (93.8% similar)
#8A547F
Dynamic Magenta (HDC-MD-07)
ΔE - 7.55 (92.5% similar)
#875169
Raspberry Crush (M120-7)
ΔE - 8.58 (91.4% similar)
#944A63
Glitterati (P120-7)
ΔE - 8.61 (91.4% similar)


Farrow & Ball

Hex color 8C386F similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #8C386F to Farrow & Ball


#6F4449
Preference Red (297)
ΔE - 14.52 (85.5% similar)
#9F404B
Rectory Red (217)
ΔE - 15.31 (84.7% similar)
#8B4D4F
Eating Room Red (43)
ΔE - 15.73 (84.3% similar)
#5E4449
Brinjal (222)
ΔE - 16.47 (83.5% similar)







Color Combinations


#8C386F color palettes and scheme combination


Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.




Complementary / Opposite Color



8C386F
Purple Wine*

388C55
Sea Green*


Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.


What is the contrasting color of #8C386F?

Color that best contrast with #8C386F is #388C55, color name is Sea Green*
Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.


What color compliments #8C386F?

Complementary or Opposite color for #8C386F is #388C55, color name is Sea Green*.





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