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#A80C8A

#a80c8a ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a80c8a is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 4.71% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.86% magenta, 17.86% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 311.54°, with 86.67% saturation and 35.29% 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 6.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 6.72.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.1042

Complementary

  1. #a80c8a
  2. #0ca82a

Split complementary

  1. #a80c8a
  2. #3ca80c
  3. #0ca878

Analogous

  1. #780ca8
  2. #a80c8a
  3. #a80c3c

Triadic

  1. #a80c8a
  2. #8aa80c
  3. #0c8aa8

Tetradic

  1. #a80c8a
  2. #a82a0c
  3. #0ca82a
  4. #0c8aa8

Square

  1. #a80c8a
  2. #a8780c
  3. #0ca82a
  4. #0c3ca8

Monochromatic

  1. #190215
  2. #61074f
  3. #a80c8a
  4. #ee12c4
  5. #f35ad6

Shades

#a80c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a80c8a
  2. #970b7c
  3. #860a6e
  4. #760861
  5. #650753
  6. #540645
  7. #430537
  8. #320429
  9. #22021c
  10. #11010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#a80c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a80c8a
  2. #b12496
  3. #b93da1
  4. #c255ad
  5. #cb6db9
  6. #d486c5
  7. #dc9ed0
  8. #e5b6dc
  9. #eecee8
  10. #f6e7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a80c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a80c8a
  2. #a41889
  3. #a02388
  4. #9c2f87
  5. #983a86
  6. #944685
  7. #905284
  8. #8c5d83
  9. #886982
  10. #847481
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #814871 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1c4c8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #546387 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b21a51 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #703c8c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e4e88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae156c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a80c8a {
  color: #a80c8a;
}
Background
.bg-a80c8a {
  background-color: #a80c8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a80c8a {
  border: 2px solid #a80c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a80c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 12 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 87% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a80c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a80c8a, #a80c3c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a80c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 12 138 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 6.72 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 7.00 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.77 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.93 #800080 Purple ΔE 8.47 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.56 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 10.25 #57f375 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#a80c8a  rgb(168, 12, 138)  hsl(312, 87%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#0ca82a  rgb(12, 168, 42)  hsl(132, 87%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#8aa80c  rgb(138, 168, 12)  hsl(72, 87%, 35%)  Apple Green
#0c8aa8  rgb(12, 138, 168)  hsl(192, 87%, 35%)  Bondi Blue