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#8A229F

#8a229f ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8a229f is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 13.33% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.21% cyan, 78.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.65% black. Its hue angle is 289.92°, with 64.77% saturation and 37.84% 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 7.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 4.37.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.0905

Complementary

  1. #8a229f
  2. #379f22

Split complementary

  1. #8a229f
  2. #759f22
  3. #229f4b

Analogous

  1. #4b229f
  2. #8a229f
  3. #9f2275

Triadic

  1. #8a229f
  2. #9f8a22
  3. #229f8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a229f
  2. #9f2237
  3. #379f22
  4. #229f8a

Square

  1. #8a229f
  2. #9f4b22
  3. #379f22
  4. #22759f

Monochromatic

  1. #1d0721
  2. #531560
  3. #8a229f
  4. #ba39d5
  5. #d078e2

Shades

#8a229f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a229f
  2. #7c1f8f
  3. #6e1b7f
  4. #61186f
  5. #53145f
  6. #451150
  7. #370e40
  8. #290a30
  9. #1c0720
  10. #0e0310
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a229f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a229f
  2. #9638a9
  3. #a14eb2
  4. #ad64bc
  5. #b97ac5
  6. #c591cf
  7. #d0a7d9
  8. #dcbde2
  9. #e8d3ec
  10. #f3e9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a229f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a229f
  2. #892b9c
  3. #883599
  4. #873e96
  5. #864893
  6. #855190
  7. #845a8c
  8. #836489
  9. #826d86
  10. #817783
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e467a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ea2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f589c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a3d60 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5640a1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #61489d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a347e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a229f {
  color: #8a229f;
}
Background
.bg-8a229f {
  background-color: #8a229f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a229f {
  border: 2px solid #8a229f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a229f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 34 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 65% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a229f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a229f, #9f2275);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a229f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 34 159 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 4.37 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 5.26 #800080 Purple ΔE 6.14 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 6.70 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.74 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.08 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.49 #75dd60 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#8a229f  rgb(138, 34, 159)  hsl(290, 65%, 38%)  Dark Magenta
#379f22  rgb(55, 159, 34)  hsl(110, 65%, 38%)  Islamic Green
#9f8a22  rgb(159, 138, 34)  hsl(50, 65%, 38%)  Olive
#229f8a  rgb(34, 159, 138)  hsl(170, 65%, 38%)  Persian Green