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#8A2E97

#8a2e97 ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8a2e97 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 18.04% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.61% cyan, 69.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 292.57°, with 53.3% saturation and 38.63% 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 7.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 4.8.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.0959

Complementary

  1. #8a2e97
  2. #3b972e

Split complementary

  1. #8a2e97
  2. #70972e
  3. #2e9756

Analogous

  1. #562e97
  2. #8a2e97
  3. #972e70

Triadic

  1. #8a2e97
  2. #978a2e
  3. #2e978a

Tetradic

  1. #8a2e97
  2. #972e3b
  3. #3b972e
  4. #2e978a

Square

  1. #8a2e97
  2. #97562e
  3. #3b972e
  4. #2e7097

Monochromatic

  1. #1f0a22
  2. #541c5c
  3. #8a2e97
  4. #b84ac8
  5. #cf84da

Shades

#8a2e97 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a2e97
  2. #7c2988
  3. #6e2579
  4. #61206a
  5. #531c5b
  6. #45174c
  7. #37123c
  8. #290e2d
  9. #1c091e
  10. #0e050f
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a2e97 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a2e97
  2. #9643a1
  3. #a158ac
  4. #ad6db6
  5. #b982c1
  6. #c597cb
  7. #d0abd5
  8. #dcc0e0
  9. #e8d5ea
  10. #f3eaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a2e97 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a2e97
  2. #893695
  3. #883e92
  4. #874790
  5. #864f8e
  6. #85578c
  7. #845f89
  8. #836787
  9. #827085
  10. #817882
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f4a76 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0d519a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d5b94 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8c405f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b4599 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #654d95 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8b3a79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a2e97 {
  color: #8a2e97;
}
Background
.bg-8a2e97 {
  background-color: #8a2e97;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a2e97 {
  border: 2px solid #8a2e97;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a2e97;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 46 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 53% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a2e97 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a2e97, #972e70);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a2e97 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 46 151 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 4.80 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 5.46 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 6.08 #800080 Purple ΔE 6.43 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.20 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.42 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.59 #75d168 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#8a2e97  rgb(138, 46, 151)  hsl(293, 53%, 39%)  Dark Magenta
#3b972e  rgb(59, 151, 46)  hsl(113, 53%, 39%)  Islamic Green
#978a2e  rgb(151, 138, 46)  hsl(53, 53%, 39%)  Olive
#2e978a  rgb(46, 151, 138)  hsl(173, 53%, 39%)  Persian Green