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#8917A6

#8917a6 ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8917a6 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 9.02% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.47% cyan, 86.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 287.83°, with 75.66% saturation and 37.06% 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 7.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 5.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.0868

Complementary

  1. #8917a6
  2. #34a617

Split complementary

  1. #8917a6
  2. #7ca617
  3. #17a641

Analogous

  1. #4117a6
  2. #8917a6
  3. #a6177c

Triadic

  1. #8917a6
  2. #a68917
  3. #17a689

Tetradic

  1. #8917a6
  2. #a61734
  3. #34a617
  4. #17a689

Square

  1. #8917a6
  2. #a64117
  3. #34a617
  4. #177ca6

Monochromatic

  1. #1a0420
  2. #520e63
  3. #8917a6
  4. #bc28e1
  5. #d16beb

Shades

#8917a6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8917a6
  2. #7b1595
  3. #6e1285
  4. #601074
  5. #520e64
  6. #450c53
  7. #370942
  8. #290732
  9. #1b0521
  10. #0e0211
  11. #000000

Tints

#8917a6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8917a6
  2. #952eaf
  3. #a145b8
  4. #ac5dc1
  5. #b874ca
  6. #c48bd3
  7. #d0a2db
  8. #dcb9e4
  9. #e7d1ed
  10. #f3e8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8917a6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8917a6
  2. #8822a2
  3. #872c9e
  4. #86379b
  5. #854197
  6. #854c93
  7. #84568f
  8. #83618b
  9. #826b88
  10. #817684
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d437d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004caa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1d56a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #883c62 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #513da8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c45a4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #883183 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8917a6 {
  color: #8917a6;
}
Background
.bg-8917a6 {
  background-color: #8917a6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8917a6 {
  border: 2px solid #8917a6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8917a6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 23 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 76% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8917a6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8917a6, #a6177c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8917a6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 23 166 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 5.00 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 5.92 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.35 #800080 Purple ΔE 6.62 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.71 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.01 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.52 #76e859 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#8917a6  rgb(137, 23, 166)  hsl(288, 76%, 37%)  Dark Magenta
#34a617  rgb(52, 166, 23)  hsl(108, 76%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#a68917  rgb(166, 137, 23)  hsl(48, 76%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#17a689  rgb(23, 166, 137)  hsl(168, 76%, 37%)  Jungle Green