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#88198C

#88198c ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#88198c is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.33% red, 9.8% green and 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.86% cyan, 82.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.1% black. Its hue angle is 297.91°, with 69.7% saturation and 32.35% 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 8.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 1.55.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.0782

Complementary

  1. #88198c
  2. #1d8c19

Split complementary

  1. #88198c
  2. #568c19
  3. #198c4e

Analogous

  1. #4e198c
  2. #88198c
  3. #8c1956

Triadic

  1. #88198c
  2. #8c8819
  3. #198c88

Tetradic

  1. #88198c
  2. #8c191d
  3. #1d8c19
  4. #198c88

Square

  1. #88198c
  2. #8c4e19
  3. #1d8c19
  4. #19568c

Monochromatic

  1. #110311
  2. #490d4b
  3. #88198c
  4. #c725cd
  5. #dd5ce2

Shades

#88198c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #88198c
  2. #7a177e
  3. #6d1470
  4. #5f1262
  5. #520f54
  6. #440d46
  7. #360a38
  8. #29082a
  9. #1b051c
  10. #0e030e
  11. #000000

Tints

#88198c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #88198c
  2. #943098
  3. #a047a3
  4. #ac5eaf
  5. #b875ba
  6. #c48cc6
  7. #cfa3d1
  8. #dbbadd
  9. #e7d1e8
  10. #f3e8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#88198c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #88198c
  2. #87238b
  3. #862e8a
  4. #863888
  5. #854287
  6. #844d86
  7. #835785
  8. #826184
  9. #826b82
  10. #817681
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a406d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00468f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #385489 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8c2f54 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #57398e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #62438a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a286f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-88198c {
  color: #88198c;
}
Background
.bg-88198c {
  background-color: #88198c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-88198c {
  border: 2px solid #88198c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #88198c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 25 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 70% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-88198c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #88198c, #8c1956);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-88198c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 25 140 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 1.55 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 2.06 #800080 Purple ΔE 3.12 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 5.96 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.44 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.53 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 8.72 #77e673 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#88198c  rgb(136, 25, 140)  hsl(298, 70%, 32%)  Dark Magenta
#1d8c19  rgb(29, 140, 25)  hsl(118, 70%, 32%)  Forest Green
#8c8819  rgb(140, 136, 25)  hsl(58, 70%, 32%)  Olive
#198c88  rgb(25, 140, 136)  hsl(178, 70%, 32%)  Dark Cyan