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#8A016E

#8a016e ≈ Mardi Gras

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8a016e is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 0.39% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 99.28% magenta, 20.29% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 312.26°, with 98.56% saturation and 27.25% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mardi Gras (#880085), ΔE 5.

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Web safe#990066
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Relative luminance0.0655

Complementary

  1. #8a016e
  2. #018a1d

Split complementary

  1. #8a016e
  2. #298a01
  3. #018a61

Analogous

  1. #61018a
  2. #8a016e
  3. #8a0129

Triadic

  1. #8a016e
  2. #6e8a01
  3. #016e8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a016e
  2. #8a1d01
  3. #018a1d
  4. #016e8a

Square

  1. #8a016e
  2. #8a6101
  3. #018a1d
  4. #01298a

Monochromatic

  1. #140010
  2. #3e0031
  3. #8a016e
  4. #d602ab
  5. #fd27d2

Shades

#8a016e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a016e
  2. #7c0163
  3. #6e0158
  4. #61014d
  5. #530142
  6. #450137
  7. #37002c
  8. #290021
  9. #1c0016
  10. #0e000b
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a016e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a016e
  2. #961a7d
  3. #a1348b
  4. #ad4d9a
  5. #b967a8
  6. #c580b7
  7. #d099c5
  8. #dcb3d4
  9. #e8cce2
  10. #f3e6f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a016e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a016e
  2. #890e70
  3. #881a72
  4. #872773
  5. #863475
  6. #854177
  7. #844d79
  8. #835a7b
  9. #82677c
  10. #81737e
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #69385a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #143c70 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #444f6b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #930b3e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c2e6f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #673d6c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f0755 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a016e {
  color: #8a016e;
}
Background
.bg-8a016e {
  background-color: #8a016e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a016e {
  border: 2px solid #8a016e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a016e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 1 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 99% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a016e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a016e, #8a0129);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a016e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 1 110 / 0.35);
}

#880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 5.00 #800080 Purple ΔE 5.22 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 5.81 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 6.10 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 8.01 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 8.58 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.20 #75fe91 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Mardi Gras
#8a016e  rgb(138, 1, 110)  hsl(312, 99%, 27%)  Mardi Gras
#018a1d  rgb(1, 138, 29)  hsl(132, 99%, 27%)  Forest Green
#6e8a01  rgb(110, 138, 1)  hsl(72, 99%, 27%)  Olive Drab
#016e8a  rgb(1, 110, 138)  hsl(192, 99%, 27%)  Teal Blue