Color swatch image showing Twilight Lavender (#8A496B) with RGB(138,73,107) values

Twilight Lavender (#8A496B) Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about Twilight Lavender (#8A496B) including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

Twilight Lavender (#8A496B) Color Information

Twilight Lavender (#8A496B) RGB value is (138, 73, 107). The hex color red value is 138, green is 73, and blue is 107. Its HSL format shows a hue of 329°, saturation of 31 percent, and lightness of 41 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 47 percent, 22 percent, 46 percent.

Twilight Lavender
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Twilight Lavender (#8A496B) Color Meaning

Twilight Lavender (#8A496B) embodies reflective sophistication, creative depth, and emotional subtlety. This medium-dark purple-pink shade encourages introspection, imaginative thinking, and balanced emotional energy. Twilight Lavender (#8A496B) psychologically promotes calm, focus, and nuanced expression. Culturally, Twilight Lavender (#8A496B) signifies mystery, refinement, and artistic sensibility in Western design. Eastern symbolism links it to intuition, meditation, and spiritual awareness. Fengshui interprets this medium-dark purple-pink as harmonizing, promoting creative flow and reflective energy in private or contemplative spaces. Spiritually, Twilight Lavender (#8A496B) resonates with the Crown and Third Eye Chakras, enhancing insight, imaginative perception, and mindful reflection. Designers and artists use this nuanced tone in interiors, branding, and visual media to convey depth, subtle drama, and refined aesthetic balance. Its moderate-dark saturation balances presence with subtlety.

Color Conversion

Convert Twilight Lavender (#8A496B) across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#8A496B
RGB
rgb(138, 73, 107)
HSL
hsl(329°, 31%, 41%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 47%, 22%, 46%)
HSV
hsv(329°, 47%, 54%)
XYZ
15.5176 11.2299 15.2596
Yxy
11.2299 0.3694 0.2673
Hunter Lab
33.5110 1.5091 -0.2995
CIE-Lab
39.9650 32.0459 -7.3948

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red138 / 255 (54%)
54%
Green73 / 255 (29%)
29%
Blue107 / 255 (42%)
42%

CMYK Values

Cyan0 / 100 (0%)
Magenta47 / 100 (47%)
47%
Yellow22 / 100 (22%)
22%
Key (Black)46 / 100 (46%)
46%

Color Variations

Twilight Lavender (#8A496B) harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

Twilight Lavender (#8A496B) harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test Twilight Lavender (#8A496B) for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

#FFFFFF
#8A496B

Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

6.47:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

6.47:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

6.47:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #8A496B appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

Twilight Lavender (#8A496B)

protanopia

#6e6d63

Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #8A496B;

Text Color

color: #8A496B;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #8A496B;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #8A496B40;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #8A496B;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8A496B 0%, #522b3f 100%);

Twilight Lavender (#8A496B) Color FAQs

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