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#9905AB

#9905ab ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#9905ab is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 1.96% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.53% cyan, 97.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 293.49°, with 94.32% saturation and 34.51% 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 7.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 5.4.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.0982

Complementary

  1. #9905ab
  2. #17ab05

Split complementary

  1. #9905ab
  2. #6aab05
  3. #05ab46

Analogous

  1. #4605ab
  2. #9905ab
  3. #ab056a

Triadic

  1. #9905ab
  2. #ab9905
  3. #05ab99

Tetradic

  1. #9905ab
  2. #ab0517
  3. #17ab05
  4. #05ab99

Square

  1. #9905ab
  2. #ab4605
  3. #17ab05
  4. #056aab

Monochromatic

  1. #140116
  2. #560361
  3. #9905ab
  4. #db07f5
  5. #e74ffa

Shades

#9905ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9905ab
  2. #8a059a
  3. #7a0489
  4. #6b0478
  5. #5c0367
  6. #4d0356
  7. #3d0244
  8. #2e0233
  9. #1f0122
  10. #0f0111
  11. #000000

Tints

#9905ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9905ab
  2. #a31eb3
  3. #ad37bc
  4. #b850c4
  5. #c269cd
  6. #cc82d5
  7. #d69bdd
  8. #e0b4e6
  9. #ebcdee
  10. #f5e6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9905ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9905ab
  2. #9711a7
  3. #941ea2
  4. #922a9e
  5. #8f369a
  6. #8d4396
  7. #8a4f91
  8. #885b8d
  9. #856789
  10. #837484
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #784582 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004faf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c5da8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9b3664 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c3ead ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a49a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a2986 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9905ab {
  color: #9905ab;
}
Background
.bg-9905ab {
  background-color: #9905ab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9905ab {
  border: 2px solid #9905ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9905ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 5 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 94% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9905ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9905ab, #ab056a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9905ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 5 171 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 5.40 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.09 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 6.44 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.87 #800080 Purple ΔE 7.62 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.12 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.41 #66fa54 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#9905ab  rgb(153, 5, 171)  hsl(293, 94%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#17ab05  rgb(23, 171, 5)  hsl(113, 94%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#ab9905  rgb(171, 153, 5)  hsl(53, 94%, 35%)  Brass
#05ab99  rgb(5, 171, 153)  hsl(173, 94%, 35%)  Persian Green