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#8A14AA

#8a14aa ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8a14aa is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 7.84% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.82% cyan, 88.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 287.2°, with 78.95% saturation and 37.25% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 5.51.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.0881

Complementary

  1. #8a14aa
  2. #34aa14

Split complementary

  1. #8a14aa
  2. #7faa14
  3. #14aa3f

Analogous

  1. #3f14aa
  2. #8a14aa
  3. #aa147f

Triadic

  1. #8a14aa
  2. #aa8a14
  3. #14aa8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a14aa
  2. #aa1434
  3. #34aa14
  4. #14aa8a

Square

  1. #8a14aa
  2. #aa3f14
  3. #34aa14
  4. #147faa

Monochromatic

  1. #1b0421
  2. #520c66
  3. #8a14aa
  4. #bc25e5
  5. #d16aed

Shades

#8a14aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a14aa
  2. #7c1299
  3. #6e1088
  4. #610e77
  5. #530c66
  6. #450a55
  7. #370844
  8. #290633
  9. #1c0422
  10. #0e0211
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a14aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a14aa
  2. #962cb3
  3. #a143bb
  4. #ad5bc4
  5. #b972cc
  6. #c58ad5
  7. #d0a1dd
  8. #dcb9e6
  9. #e8d0ee
  10. #f3e8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a14aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a14aa
  2. #891fa6
  3. #882aa2
  4. #87349d
  5. #863f99
  6. #854a95
  7. #845591
  8. #83608d
  9. #826a88
  10. #817584
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e437f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004dae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1557a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #883c64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #503eac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c45a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #893186 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a14aa {
  color: #8a14aa;
}
Background
.bg-8a14aa {
  background-color: #8a14aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a14aa {
  border: 2px solid #8a14aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a14aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 20 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 79% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a14aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a14aa, #aa147f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a14aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 20 170 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 5.51 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.76 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 6.45 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.88 #800080 Purple ΔE 7.15 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.20 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.26 #75eb55 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#8a14aa  rgb(138, 20, 170)  hsl(287, 79%, 37%)  Dark Magenta
#34aa14  rgb(52, 170, 20)  hsl(107, 79%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#aa8a14  rgb(170, 138, 20)  hsl(47, 79%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#14aa8a  rgb(20, 170, 138)  hsl(167, 79%, 37%)  Jungle Green