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#8A309B

#8a309b ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8a309b is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 18.82% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.97% cyan, 69.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 290.47°, with 52.71% 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 7.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 5.41.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.0988

Complementary

  1. #8a309b
  2. #419b30

Split complementary

  1. #8a309b
  2. #769b30
  3. #309b54

Analogous

  1. #54309b
  2. #8a309b
  3. #9b3076

Triadic

  1. #8a309b
  2. #9b8a30
  3. #309b8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a309b
  2. #9b3041
  3. #419b30
  4. #309b8a

Square

  1. #8a309b
  2. #9b5430
  3. #419b30
  4. #30769b

Monochromatic

  1. #220c26
  2. #561e61
  3. #8a309b
  4. #b54fc8
  5. #ce89db

Shades

#8a309b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a309b
  2. #7c2b8c
  3. #6e267c
  4. #61226d
  5. #531d5d
  6. #45184e
  7. #37133e
  8. #290e2f
  9. #1c0a1f
  10. #0e0510
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a309b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a309b
  2. #9645a5
  3. #a159af
  4. #ad6eb9
  5. #b983c3
  6. #c598cd
  7. #d0acd7
  8. #dcc1e1
  9. #e8d6eb
  10. #f3eaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a309b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a309b
  2. #893898
  3. #884096
  4. #874893
  5. #865090
  6. #85588e
  7. #84608b
  8. #836888
  9. #827085
  10. #817883
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #704b79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #09529e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b5c98 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8b4362 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a479d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #644e99 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8b3c7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a309b {
  color: #8a309b;
}
Background
.bg-8a309b {
  background-color: #8a309b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a309b {
  border: 2px solid #8a309b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a309b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 48 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 53% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a309b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a309b, #9b3076);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a309b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 48 155 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 5.41 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 6.13 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 6.34 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.86 #800080 Purple ΔE 7.07 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.31 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.71 #75cf64 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#8a309b  rgb(138, 48, 155)  hsl(290, 53%, 40%)  Dark Magenta
#419b30  rgb(65, 155, 48)  hsl(110, 53%, 40%)  Islamic Green
#9b8a30  rgb(155, 138, 48)  hsl(50, 53%, 40%)  Olive
#309b8a  rgb(48, 155, 138)  hsl(170, 53%, 40%)  Persian Green