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#8A288B

#8a288b ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8a288b is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 15.69% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.72% cyan, 71.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 299.39°, with 55.31% saturation and 35.1% 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 7.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 3.54.

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Relative luminance0.0878

Complementary

  1. #8a288b
  2. #298b28

Split complementary

  1. #8a288b
  2. #5b8b28
  3. #288b58

Analogous

  1. #58288b
  2. #8a288b
  3. #8b285b

Triadic

  1. #8a288b
  2. #8b8a28
  3. #288b8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a288b
  2. #8b2829
  3. #298b28
  4. #288b8a

Square

  1. #8a288b
  2. #8b5828
  3. #298b28
  4. #285b8b

Monochromatic

  1. #140614
  2. #4f1750
  3. #8a288b
  4. #c539c6
  5. #d675d7

Shades

#8a288b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a288b
  2. #7c247d
  3. #6e206f
  4. #611c61
  5. #531853
  6. #451446
  7. #371038
  8. #290c2a
  9. #1c081c
  10. #0e040e
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a288b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a288b
  2. #963e97
  3. #a153a2
  4. #ad69ae
  5. #b97eb9
  6. #c594c5
  7. #d0a9d1
  8. #dcbfdc
  9. #e8d4e8
  10. #f3eaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a288b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a288b
  2. #89318a
  3. #883a89
  4. #874288
  5. #864b87
  6. #855486
  7. #845d84
  8. #836683
  9. #826e82
  10. #817781
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d466e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #164c8e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #415888 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8e3757 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c408d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #664989 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d316f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a288b {
  color: #8a288b;
}
Background
.bg-8a288b {
  background-color: #8a288b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a288b {
  border: 2px solid #8a288b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a288b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 40 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 55% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a288b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a288b, #8b285b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a288b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 40 139 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 3.54 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 3.85 #800080 Purple ΔE 4.89 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 5.94 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 6.93 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 8.28 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.65 #75d774 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#8a288b  rgb(138, 40, 139)  hsl(299, 55%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#298b28  rgb(41, 139, 40)  hsl(119, 55%, 35%)  Forest Green
#8b8a28  rgb(139, 138, 40)  hsl(59, 55%, 35%)  Olive
#288b8a  rgb(40, 139, 138)  hsl(179, 55%, 35%)  Dark Cyan