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#8E2CA2

#8e2ca2 ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8e2ca2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 17.25% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.35% cyan, 72.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 289.83°, with 57.28% saturation and 40.39% 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 6.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 5.66.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1016

Complementary

  1. #8e2ca2
  2. #40a22c

Split complementary

  1. #8e2ca2
  2. #7ba22c
  3. #2ca253

Analogous

  1. #532ca2
  2. #8e2ca2
  3. #a22c7b

Triadic

  1. #8e2ca2
  2. #a28e2c
  3. #2ca28e

Tetradic

  1. #8e2ca2
  2. #a22c40
  3. #40a22c
  4. #2ca28e

Square

  1. #8e2ca2
  2. #a2532c
  3. #40a22c
  4. #2c7ba2

Monochromatic

  1. #250b2a
  2. #591c66
  3. #8e2ca2
  4. #b84cce
  5. #d088df

Shades

#8e2ca2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8e2ca2
  2. #802892
  3. #722382
  4. #631f71
  5. #551a61
  6. #471651
  7. #391241
  8. #2b0d31
  9. #1c0920
  10. #0e0410
  11. #000000

Tints

#8e2ca2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8e2ca2
  2. #9941ab
  3. #a556b5
  4. #b06bbe
  5. #bb80c7
  6. #c796d1
  7. #d2abda
  8. #ddc0e3
  9. #e8d5ec
  10. #f4eaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8e2ca2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8e2ca2
  2. #8d349f
  3. #8b3d9b
  4. #8a4598
  5. #884e94
  6. #875691
  7. #865e8e
  8. #84678a
  9. #836f87
  10. #817883
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #724b7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #375d9f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8f4364 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b46a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #654ea0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e3b82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8e2ca2 {
  color: #8e2ca2;
}
Background
.bg-8e2ca2 {
  background-color: #8e2ca2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8e2ca2 {
  border: 2px solid #8e2ca2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8e2ca2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 44 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 57% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8e2ca2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8e2ca2, #a22c7b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8e2ca2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 44 162 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 5.66 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 6.52 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.80 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.18 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.37 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.47 #800080 Purple ΔE 7.55 #71d35d Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#8e2ca2  rgb(142, 44, 162)  hsl(290, 57%, 40%)  Dark Magenta
#40a22c  rgb(64, 162, 44)  hsl(110, 57%, 40%)  Islamic Green
#a28e2c  rgb(162, 142, 44)  hsl(50, 57%, 40%)  Brass
#2ca28e  rgb(44, 162, 142)  hsl(170, 57%, 40%)  Persian Green