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#83278E

#83278e ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#83278e is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.37% red, 15.29% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.75% cyan, 72.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 293.59°, with 56.91% saturation and 35.49% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 3.36.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.0823

Complementary

  1. #83278e
  2. #328e27

Split complementary

  1. #83278e
  2. #668e27
  3. #278e4f

Analogous

  1. #4f278e
  2. #83278e
  3. #8e2766

Triadic

  1. #83278e
  2. #8e8327
  3. #278e83

Tetradic

  1. #83278e
  2. #8e2732
  3. #328e27
  4. #278e83

Square

  1. #83278e
  2. #8e4f27
  3. #328e27
  4. #27668e

Monochromatic

  1. #140616
  2. #4c1752
  3. #83278e
  4. #b939c9
  5. #ce75d9

Shades

#83278e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #83278e
  2. #762380
  3. #691f72
  4. #5c1b63
  5. #4f1755
  6. #421447
  7. #341039
  8. #270c2b
  9. #1a081c
  10. #0d040e
  11. #000000

Tints

#83278e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #83278e
  2. #8f3d99
  3. #9c52a5
  4. #a868b0
  5. #b57dbb
  6. #c193c7
  7. #cda9d2
  8. #dabedd
  9. #e6d4e8
  10. #f3e9f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#83278e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #83278e
  2. #83308d
  3. #82398b
  4. #82428a
  5. #824b88
  6. #825487
  7. #815c86
  8. #816584
  9. #816e83
  10. #807781
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #69446f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #024a91 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #38558c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #853958 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #553f90 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f478d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #843371 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-83278e {
  color: #83278e;
}
Background
.bg-83278e {
  background-color: #83278e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-83278e {
  border: 2px solid #83278e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #83278e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 39 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 57% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-83278e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #83278e, #8e2766);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-83278e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 39 142 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 3.36 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 3.76 #800080 Purple ΔE 4.40 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 4.66 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.99 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.14 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.27 #7cd871 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#83278e  rgb(131, 39, 142)  hsl(294, 57%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#328e27  rgb(50, 142, 39)  hsl(114, 57%, 35%)  Forest Green
#8e8327  rgb(142, 131, 39)  hsl(54, 57%, 35%)  Olive
#278e83  rgb(39, 142, 131)  hsl(174, 57%, 35%)  Dark Cyan