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#8A2BA0

#8a2ba0 ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8a2ba0 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 16.86% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.75% cyan, 73.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 288.72°, with 57.64% saturation and 39.8% 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 7.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 5.3.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.0967

Complementary

  1. #8a2ba0
  2. #41a02b

Split complementary

  1. #8a2ba0
  2. #7ba02b
  3. #2ba04f

Analogous

  1. #4f2ba0
  2. #8a2ba0
  3. #a02b7b

Triadic

  1. #8a2ba0
  2. #a08a2b
  3. #2ba08a

Tetradic

  1. #8a2ba0
  2. #a02b41
  3. #41a02b
  4. #2ba08a

Square

  1. #8a2ba0
  2. #a04f2b
  3. #41a02b
  4. #2b7ba0

Monochromatic

  1. #220b27
  2. #561b64
  3. #8a2ba0
  4. #b549ce
  5. #ce86de

Shades

#8a2ba0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a2ba0
  2. #7c2790
  3. #6e2280
  4. #611e70
  5. #531a60
  6. #451650
  7. #371140
  8. #290d30
  9. #1c0920
  10. #0e0410
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a2ba0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a2ba0
  2. #9640aa
  3. #a155b3
  4. #ad6bbd
  5. #b980c6
  6. #c595d0
  7. #d0aad9
  8. #dcbfe3
  9. #e8d5ec
  10. #f3eaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a2ba0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a2ba0
  2. #89349d
  3. #883c9a
  4. #874596
  5. #864d93
  6. #855690
  7. #845e8d
  8. #83678a
  9. #826f86
  10. #817883
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f4a7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051a3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #345b9d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a4263 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5845a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #624c9e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a3a80 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a2ba0 {
  color: #8a2ba0;
}
Background
.bg-8a2ba0 {
  background-color: #8a2ba0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a2ba0 {
  border: 2px solid #8a2ba0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a2ba0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 43 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 58% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a2ba0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a2ba0, #a02b7b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a2ba0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 43 160 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 5.30 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 6.14 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.51 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 6.68 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.96 #800080 Purple ΔE 7.04 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.25 #75d45f Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#8a2ba0  rgb(138, 43, 160)  hsl(289, 58%, 40%)  Dark Magenta
#41a02b  rgb(65, 160, 43)  hsl(109, 58%, 40%)  Islamic Green
#a08a2b  rgb(160, 138, 43)  hsl(49, 58%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2ba08a  rgb(43, 160, 138)  hsl(169, 58%, 40%)  Persian Green