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#8F2E8A

#8f2e8a ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8f2e8a is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.08% red, 18.04% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.83% magenta, 3.5% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 303.09°, with 51.32% saturation and 37.06% 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 7.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 5.02.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.0963

Complementary

  1. #8f2e8a
  2. #2e8f33

Split complementary

  1. #8f2e8a
  2. #5a8f2e
  3. #2e8f63

Analogous

  1. #632e8f
  2. #8f2e8a
  3. #8f2e5a

Triadic

  1. #8f2e8a
  2. #8a8f2e
  3. #2e8a8f

Tetradic

  1. #8f2e8a
  2. #8f332e
  3. #2e8f33
  4. #2e8a8f

Square

  1. #8f2e8a
  2. #8f632e
  3. #2e8f33
  4. #2e5a8f

Monochromatic

  1. #1b091a
  2. #551b52
  3. #8f2e8a
  4. #c346bd
  5. #d680d2

Shades

#8f2e8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8f2e8a
  2. #81297c
  3. #72256e
  4. #642061
  5. #561c53
  6. #481745
  7. #391237
  8. #2b0e29
  9. #1d091c
  10. #0e050e
  11. #000000

Tints

#8f2e8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8f2e8a
  2. #9a4396
  3. #a558a1
  4. #b16dad
  5. #bc82b9
  6. #c797c5
  7. #d2abd0
  8. #ddc0dc
  9. #e9d5e8
  10. #f4eaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8f2e8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8f2e8a
  2. #8e3689
  3. #8c3e88
  4. #8b4787
  5. #894f86
  6. #885785
  7. #865f84
  8. #856783
  9. #837082
  10. #827881
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #724a6f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #254f8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #495c87 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #943958 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #62448c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c4e88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #92356f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8f2e8a {
  color: #8f2e8a;
}
Background
.bg-8f2e8a {
  background-color: #8f2e8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8f2e8a {
  border: 2px solid #8f2e8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8f2e8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 46 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 303 51% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8f2e8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8f2e8a, #8f2e5a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8f2e8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 46 138 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 5.02 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 5.28 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 5.38 #800080 Purple ΔE 6.41 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.12 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 8.44 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.20 #70d175 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#8f2e8a  rgb(143, 46, 138)  hsl(303, 51%, 37%)  Dark Magenta
#2e8f33  rgb(46, 143, 51)  hsl(123, 51%, 37%)  Forest Green
#8a8f2e  rgb(138, 143, 46)  hsl(63, 51%, 37%)  Olive
#2e8a8f  rgb(46, 138, 143)  hsl(183, 51%, 37%)  Dark Cyan