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#901D8A

#901d8a ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#901d8a is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.47% red, 11.37% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.86% magenta, 4.17% yellow and 43.53% black. Its hue angle is 303.13°, with 66.47% saturation and 33.92% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 2.81.

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Relative luminance0.0864

Complementary

  1. #901d8a
  2. #1d9023

Split complementary

  1. #901d8a
  2. #50901d
  3. #1d905c

Analogous

  1. #5c1d90
  2. #901d8a
  3. #901d50

Triadic

  1. #901d8a
  2. #8a901d
  3. #1d8a90

Tetradic

  1. #901d8a
  2. #90231d
  3. #1d9023
  4. #1d8a90

Square

  1. #901d8a
  2. #905c1d
  3. #1d9023
  4. #1d5090

Monochromatic

  1. #110310
  2. #50104d
  3. #901d8a
  4. #d02ac7
  5. #e066da

Shades

#901d8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #901d8a
  2. #821a7c
  3. #73176e
  4. #651461
  5. #561153
  6. #480f45
  7. #3a0c37
  8. #2b0929
  9. #1d061c
  10. #0e030e
  11. #000000

Tints

#901d8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #901d8a
  2. #9b3496
  3. #a64aa1
  4. #b161ad
  5. #bc77b9
  6. #c88ec5
  7. #d3a5d0
  8. #debbdc
  9. #e9d2e8
  10. #f4e8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#901d8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #901d8a
  2. #8e2789
  3. #8d3188
  4. #8b3b87
  5. #8a4586
  6. #884f85
  7. #865884
  8. #856283
  9. #836c82
  10. #827681
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #70436d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0b498d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #425887 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #962e53 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f3c8c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a4888 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #93286d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-901d8a {
  color: #901d8a;
}
Background
.bg-901d8a {
  background-color: #901d8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-901d8a {
  border: 2px solid #901d8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #901d8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 144 29 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 303 66% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-901d8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #901d8a, #901d50);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-901d8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(144 29 138 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 2.81 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 3.13 #800080 Purple ΔE 4.50 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.21 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.66 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 8.58 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.90 #6fe275 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#901d8a  rgb(144, 29, 138)  hsl(303, 66%, 34%)  Dark Magenta
#1d9023  rgb(29, 144, 35)  hsl(123, 66%, 34%)  Forest Green
#8a901d  rgb(138, 144, 29)  hsl(63, 66%, 34%)  Olive
#1d8a90  rgb(29, 138, 144)  hsl(183, 66%, 34%)  Dark Cyan