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#900FAA

#900faa ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#900faa is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.47% red, 5.88% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.29% cyan, 91.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 289.94°, with 83.78% saturation and 36.27% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 5.22.

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Relative luminance0.0917

Complementary

  1. #900faa
  2. #29aa0f

Split complementary

  1. #900faa
  2. #76aa0f
  3. #0faa43

Analogous

  1. #430faa
  2. #900faa
  3. #aa0f76

Triadic

  1. #900faa
  2. #aa900f
  3. #0faa90

Tetradic

  1. #900faa
  2. #aa0f29
  3. #29aa0f
  4. #0faa90

Square

  1. #900faa
  2. #aa430f
  3. #29aa0f
  4. #0f76aa

Monochromatic

  1. #19031d
  2. #540964
  3. #900faa
  4. #c81beb
  5. #d961f1

Shades

#900faa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #900faa
  2. #820e99
  3. #730c88
  4. #650b77
  5. #560966
  6. #480855
  7. #3a0644
  8. #2b0533
  9. #1d0322
  10. #0e0211
  11. #000000

Tints

#900faa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #900faa
  2. #9b27b3
  3. #a63fbb
  4. #b157c4
  5. #bc6fcc
  6. #c887d5
  7. #d39fdd
  8. #deb7e6
  9. #e9cfee
  10. #f4e7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#900faa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #900faa
  2. #8e1aa6
  3. #8d26a2
  4. #8b319d
  5. #8a3c99
  6. #884895
  7. #865391
  8. #855e8d
  9. #836988
  10. #827584
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #714380 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004eae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2159a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #903a64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #553dac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6147a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #902e86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-900faa {
  color: #900faa;
}
Background
.bg-900faa {
  background-color: #900faa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-900faa {
  border: 2px solid #900faa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #900faa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 144 15 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 84% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-900faa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #900faa, #aa0f76);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-900faa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(144 15 170 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 5.22 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.82 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 6.23 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.06 #800080 Purple ΔE 7.14 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.77 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.11 #6ff055 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#900faa  rgb(144, 15, 170)  hsl(290, 84%, 36%)  Dark Magenta
#29aa0f  rgb(41, 170, 15)  hsl(110, 84%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#aa900f  rgb(170, 144, 15)  hsl(50, 84%, 36%)  Brass
#0faa90  rgb(15, 170, 144)  hsl(170, 84%, 36%)  Persian Green