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#880EA4

#880ea4 ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#880ea4 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.33% red, 5.49% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.07% cyan, 91.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 288.8°, with 84.27% saturation and 34.9% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 4.61.

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Relative luminance0.0823

Complementary

  1. #880ea4
  2. #2aa40e

Split complementary

  1. #880ea4
  2. #75a40e
  3. #0ea43d

Analogous

  1. #3d0ea4
  2. #880ea4
  3. #a40e75

Triadic

  1. #880ea4
  2. #a4880e
  3. #0ea488

Tetradic

  1. #880ea4
  2. #a40e2a
  3. #2aa40e
  4. #0ea488

Square

  1. #880ea4
  2. #a43d0e
  3. #2aa40e
  4. #0e75a4

Monochromatic

  1. #130217
  2. #4e085e
  3. #880ea4
  4. #c214ea
  5. #d55af1

Shades

#880ea4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #880ea4
  2. #7a0d94
  3. #6d0b83
  4. #5f0a73
  5. #520862
  6. #440752
  7. #360642
  8. #290431
  9. #1b0321
  10. #0e0110
  11. #000000

Tints

#880ea4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #880ea4
  2. #9426ad
  3. #a03eb6
  4. #ac56bf
  5. #b86ec8
  6. #c487d2
  7. #cf9fdb
  8. #dbb7e4
  9. #e7cfed
  10. #f3e7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#880ea4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #880ea4
  2. #8719a0
  3. #86259d
  4. #863099
  5. #853c96
  6. #844792
  7. #83528e
  8. #825e8b
  9. #826987
  10. #817584
  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 #6b407b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004aa8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1954a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #873860 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f3aa6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b43a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #872c81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-880ea4 {
  color: #880ea4;
}
Background
.bg-880ea4 {
  background-color: #880ea4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-880ea4 {
  border: 2px solid #880ea4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #880ea4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 14 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 84% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-880ea4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #880ea4, #a40e75);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-880ea4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 14 164 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 4.61 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 5.50 #800080 Purple ΔE 6.11 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.75 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.95 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.16 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.50 #77f15b Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#880ea4  rgb(136, 14, 164)  hsl(289, 84%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#2aa40e  rgb(42, 164, 14)  hsl(109, 84%, 35%)  Islamic Green
#a4880e  rgb(164, 136, 14)  hsl(49, 84%, 35%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0ea488  rgb(14, 164, 136)  hsl(169, 84%, 35%)  Persian Green