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#87239E

#87239e ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#87239e is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 13.73% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.56% cyan, 77.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 288.78°, with 63.73% saturation and 37.84% 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 7.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 4.42.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.0882

Complementary

  1. #87239e
  2. #3a9e23

Split complementary

  1. #87239e
  2. #779e23
  3. #239e49

Analogous

  1. #49239e
  2. #87239e
  3. #9e2377

Triadic

  1. #87239e
  2. #9e8723
  3. #239e87

Tetradic

  1. #87239e
  2. #9e233a
  3. #3a9e23
  4. #239e87

Square

  1. #87239e
  2. #9e4923
  3. #3a9e23
  4. #23779e

Monochromatic

  1. #1c0721
  2. #51155f
  3. #87239e
  4. #b73ad3
  5. #ce79e1

Shades

#87239e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87239e
  2. #7a208e
  3. #6c1c7e
  4. #5f196f
  5. #51155f
  6. #44124f
  7. #360e3f
  8. #290b2f
  9. #1b0720
  10. #0e0410
  11. #000000

Tints

#87239e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87239e
  2. #9339a8
  3. #9f4fb1
  4. #ab65bb
  5. #b77bc5
  6. #c391cf
  7. #cfa7d8
  8. #dbbde2
  9. #e7d3ec
  10. #f3e9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87239e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87239e
  2. #862c9b
  3. #863698
  4. #853f95
  5. #844892
  6. #84528f
  7. #835b8c
  8. #826489
  9. #816d86
  10. #817783
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c4579 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004da1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c579b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #873d60 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5440a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e489c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #87357d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87239e {
  color: #87239e;
}
Background
.bg-87239e {
  background-color: #87239e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-87239e {
  border: 2px solid #87239e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87239e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 35 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 64% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87239e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87239e, #9e2377);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87239e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 35 158 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 4.42 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 5.26 #800080 Purple ΔE 6.01 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.26 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 6.28 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.58 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.62 #78dc61 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#87239e  rgb(135, 35, 158)  hsl(289, 64%, 38%)  Dark Magenta
#3a9e23  rgb(58, 158, 35)  hsl(109, 64%, 38%)  Islamic Green
#9e8723  rgb(158, 135, 35)  hsl(49, 64%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#239e87  rgb(35, 158, 135)  hsl(169, 64%, 38%)  Persian Green