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#882E8A

#882e8a ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#882e8a is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.33% red, 18.04% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.45% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 298.7°, with 50% saturation and 36.08% 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 7.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 4.47.

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Relative luminance0.0902

Complementary

  1. #882e8a
  2. #308a2e

Split complementary

  1. #882e8a
  2. #5e8a2e
  3. #2e8a5a

Analogous

  1. #5a2e8a
  2. #882e8a
  3. #8a2e5e

Triadic

  1. #882e8a
  2. #8a882e
  3. #2e8a88

Tetradic

  1. #882e8a
  2. #8a2e30
  3. #308a2e
  4. #2e8a88

Square

  1. #882e8a
  2. #8a5a2e
  3. #308a2e
  4. #2e5e8a

Monochromatic

  1. #170817
  2. #4f1b51
  3. #882e8a
  4. #be44c1
  5. #d27dd4

Shades

#882e8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #882e8a
  2. #7a297c
  3. #6d256e
  4. #5f2061
  5. #521c53
  6. #441745
  7. #361237
  8. #290e29
  9. #1b091c
  10. #0e050e
  11. #000000

Tints

#882e8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #882e8a
  2. #944396
  3. #a058a1
  4. #ac6dad
  5. #b882b9
  6. #c497c5
  7. #cfabd0
  8. #dbc0dc
  9. #e7d5e8
  10. #f3eaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#882e8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #882e8a
  2. #873689
  3. #863e88
  4. #864787
  5. #854f86
  6. #845785
  7. #835f84
  8. #826783
  9. #827082
  10. #817881
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d486e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #204d8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #435988 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8c3b58 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c438c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #664b89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a366f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-882e8a {
  color: #882e8a;
}
Background
.bg-882e8a {
  background-color: #882e8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-882e8a {
  border: 2px solid #882e8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #882e8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 46 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 50% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-882e8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #882e8a, #8a2e5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-882e8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 46 138 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 4.47 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 4.70 #800080 Purple ΔE 5.59 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 5.64 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 6.13 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 8.02 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.46 #77d175 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#882e8a  rgb(136, 46, 138)  hsl(299, 50%, 36%)  Dark Magenta
#308a2e  rgb(48, 138, 46)  hsl(119, 50%, 36%)  Forest Green
#8a882e  rgb(138, 136, 46)  hsl(59, 50%, 36%)  Olive
#2e8a88  rgb(46, 138, 136)  hsl(179, 50%, 36%)  Dark Cyan