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#88198E

#88198e ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#88198e 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 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.23% cyan, 82.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 296.92°, with 70.06% saturation and 32.75% 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 8.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 1.66.

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Relative luminance0.0788

Complementary

  1. #88198e
  2. #1f8e19

Split complementary

  1. #88198e
  2. #5a8e19
  3. #198e4e

Analogous

  1. #4e198e
  2. #88198e
  3. #8e195a

Triadic

  1. #88198e
  2. #8e8819
  3. #198e88

Tetradic

  1. #88198e
  2. #8e191f
  3. #1f8e19
  4. #198e88

Square

  1. #88198e
  2. #8e4e19
  3. #1f8e19
  4. #195a8e

Monochromatic

  1. #110311
  2. #4a0e4d
  3. #88198e
  4. #c624cf
  5. #dc5de3

Shades

#88198e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #88198e
  2. #7a1780
  3. #6d1472
  4. #5f1263
  5. #520f55
  6. #440d47
  7. #360a39
  8. #29082b
  9. #1b051c
  10. #0e030e
  11. #000000

Tints

#88198e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #88198e
  2. #943099
  3. #a047a5
  4. #ac5eb0
  5. #b875bb
  6. #c48cc7
  7. #cfa3d2
  8. #dbbadd
  9. #e7d1e8
  10. #f3e8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#88198e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #88198e
  2. #87238d
  3. #862e8b
  4. #86388a
  5. #854288
  6. #844d87
  7. #835786
  8. #826184
  9. #826b83
  10. #817681
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b406e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004791 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #36548b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8b3055 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #563990 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #61438c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a2870 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-88198e {
  color: #88198e;
}
Background
.bg-88198e {
  background-color: #88198e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-88198e {
  border: 2px solid #88198e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #88198e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 25 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 70% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-88198e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #88198e, #8e195a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-88198e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 25 142 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 1.66 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 2.29 #800080 Purple ΔE 3.30 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 5.95 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.20 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.30 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 9.03 #77e671 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#88198e  rgb(136, 25, 142)  hsl(297, 70%, 33%)  Dark Magenta
#1f8e19  rgb(31, 142, 25)  hsl(117, 70%, 33%)  Forest Green
#8e8819  rgb(142, 136, 25)  hsl(57, 70%, 33%)  Olive
#198e88  rgb(25, 142, 136)  hsl(177, 70%, 33%)  Dark Cyan