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#8A2EA2

#8a2ea2 ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8a2ea2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 18.04% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.81% cyan, 71.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 287.59°, with 55.77% saturation and 40.78% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 5.88.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.0997

Complementary

  1. #8a2ea2
  2. #46a22e

Split complementary

  1. #8a2ea2
  2. #80a22e
  3. #2ea250

Analogous

  1. #502ea2
  2. #8a2ea2
  3. #a22e80

Triadic

  1. #8a2ea2
  2. #a28a2e
  3. #2ea28a

Tetradic

  1. #8a2ea2
  2. #a22e46
  3. #46a22e
  4. #2ea28a

Square

  1. #8a2ea2
  2. #a2502e
  3. #46a22e
  4. #2e80a2

Monochromatic

  1. #240c2b
  2. #571d66
  3. #8a2ea2
  4. #b34fcd
  5. #cd8bde

Shades

#8a2ea2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a2ea2
  2. #7c2992
  3. #6e2582
  4. #612071
  5. #531c61
  6. #451751
  7. #371241
  8. #290e31
  9. #1c0920
  10. #0e0510
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a2ea2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a2ea2
  2. #9643ab
  3. #a158b5
  4. #ad6dbe
  5. #b982c7
  6. #c597d1
  7. #d0abda
  8. #dcc0e3
  9. #e8d5ec
  10. #f3eaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a2ea2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a2ea2
  2. #89369f
  3. #883e9b
  4. #874798
  5. #864f94
  6. #855791
  7. #845f8e
  8. #83678a
  9. #827087
  10. #817883
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #704b7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #345c9f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a4565 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5847a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #624da0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a3d82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a2ea2 {
  color: #8a2ea2;
}
Background
.bg-8a2ea2 {
  background-color: #8a2ea2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a2ea2 {
  border: 2px solid #8a2ea2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a2ea2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 46 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 56% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a2ea2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a2ea2, #a22e80);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a2ea2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 46 162 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 5.88 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.40 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 6.71 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.81 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 6.89 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.91 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.40 #75d15d Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#8a2ea2  rgb(138, 46, 162)  hsl(288, 56%, 41%)  Dark Magenta
#46a22e  rgb(70, 162, 46)  hsl(108, 56%, 41%)  Islamic Green
#a28a2e  rgb(162, 138, 46)  hsl(48, 56%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2ea28a  rgb(46, 162, 138)  hsl(168, 56%, 41%)  Persian Green