#8B475C Color Information
#8B475C RGB value is (139, 71, 92). The hex color red value is 139, green is 71, and blue is 92. Its HSL format shows a hue of 341°, saturation of 32 percent, and lightness of 41 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 49 percent, 34 percent, 45 percent.
#8B475C Color Meaning
Color #8B475C embodies solemn passion, dignified sentiment, and emotional gravity. #8B475C dark, dusty red-violet is the most serious in its family, resembling dried blood, aged wine, or twilight shadows on roses. Psychologically, PaleVioletRed4 (#8B475C) is weighty, introspective, and profoundly resonant, conveying a sense of deep, perhaps solemn, emotional commitment or memory. #8B475C sobers and grounds, pulling feeling inward and giving #8B475C a respectful, almost sacred gravity. #8B475C color is love that has known depth, sacrifice, or time. Symbolically, PaleVioletRed4 (#8B475C) represents the foundation of passion, the memory of deep feeling, and sentiment that has become part of one's character. #8B475C is the color of a vow kept through difficulty. Culturally, #8B475C can be found in historical portraiture, formal memorials, and designs that require an emotional tone of serious, enduring depth. As the final step in its web color gradient, PaleVioletRed4 (#8B475C) completes the emotional narrative, moving from bright affection to the dark, solemn substrate upon which all profound feeling is ultimately built.
Color Conversion
Convert #8B475C 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.
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Color Variations
#8B475C 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
#8B475C 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)
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Split Complementary
Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite
Triadic
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Tetradic
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Square
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Double Split
Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites
Monochromatic
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Contrast Checker
(WCAG 2.1) Test #8B475C 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.
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Color Blindness Simulator
See how #8B475C 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.
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