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#A90D8A

#a90d8a ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a90d8a is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 5.1% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.31% magenta, 18.34% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 311.92°, with 85.71% saturation and 35.69% 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 6.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 6.97.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.1056

Complementary

  1. #a90d8a
  2. #0da92c

Split complementary

  1. #a90d8a
  2. #3ca90d
  3. #0da97a

Analogous

  1. #7a0da9
  2. #a90d8a
  3. #a90d3c

Triadic

  1. #a90d8a
  2. #8aa90d
  3. #0d8aa9

Tetradic

  1. #a90d8a
  2. #a92c0d
  3. #0da92c
  4. #0d8aa9

Square

  1. #a90d8a
  2. #a97a0d
  3. #0da92c
  4. #0d3ca9

Monochromatic

  1. #1b0216
  2. #620850
  3. #a90d8a
  4. #ed15c2
  5. #f25dd5

Shades

#a90d8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a90d8a
  2. #980c7c
  3. #870a6e
  4. #760961
  5. #650853
  6. #550745
  7. #440537
  8. #330429
  9. #22031c
  10. #11010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#a90d8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a90d8a
  2. #b22596
  3. #ba3da1
  4. #c356ad
  5. #cb6eb9
  6. #d486c5
  7. #dd9ed0
  8. #e5b6dc
  9. #eecfe8
  10. #f6e7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a90d8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a90d8a
  2. #a51989
  3. #a12488
  4. #9d3087
  5. #993b86
  6. #954785
  7. #905284
  8. #8c5e83
  9. #886982
  10. #847581
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #824871 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1d4d8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #556387 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b31a51 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #713c8c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f4e88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af156c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a90d8a {
  color: #a90d8a;
}
Background
.bg-a90d8a {
  background-color: #a90d8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a90d8a {
  border: 2px solid #a90d8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a90d8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 13 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 86% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a90d8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a90d8a, #a90d3c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a90d8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 13 138 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 6.97 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 7.25 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.52 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.92 #800080 Purple ΔE 8.72 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.47 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 10.25 #56f275 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#a90d8a  rgb(169, 13, 138)  hsl(312, 86%, 36%)  Dark Magenta
#0da92c  rgb(13, 169, 44)  hsl(132, 86%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#8aa90d  rgb(138, 169, 13)  hsl(72, 86%, 36%)  Apple Green
#0d8aa9  rgb(13, 138, 169)  hsl(192, 86%, 36%)  Bondi Blue