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#A00A8E

#a00a8e ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a00a8e is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 3.92% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.75% magenta, 11.25% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 307.2°, with 88.24% saturation and 33.33% 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 7.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 4.62.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.0964

Complementary

  1. #a00a8e
  2. #0aa01c

Split complementary

  1. #a00a8e
  2. #43a00a
  3. #0aa067

Analogous

  1. #670aa0
  2. #a00a8e
  3. #a00a43

Triadic

  1. #a00a8e
  2. #8ea00a
  3. #0a8ea0

Tetradic

  1. #a00a8e
  2. #a01c0a
  3. #0aa01c
  4. #0a8ea0

Square

  1. #a00a8e
  2. #a0670a
  3. #0aa01c
  4. #0a43a0

Monochromatic

  1. #130111
  2. #58054e
  3. #a00a8e
  4. #e80ece
  5. #f44fe0

Shades

#a00a8e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a00a8e
  2. #900980
  3. #800872
  4. #700763
  5. #600655
  6. #500547
  7. #400439
  8. #30032b
  9. #20021c
  10. #10010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#a00a8e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a00a8e
  2. #aa2399
  3. #b33ba5
  4. #bd54b0
  5. #c66cbb
  6. #d085c7
  7. #d99dd2
  8. #e3b6dd
  9. #eccee8
  10. #f6e7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a00a8e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a00a8e
  2. #9d168d
  3. #9a228b
  4. #962d8a
  5. #933988
  6. #904587
  7. #8d5186
  8. #8a5d84
  9. #866883
  10. #837481
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b4571 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #044b91 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b5f8b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a82153 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #693a90 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #764a8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a51a6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a00a8e {
  color: #a00a8e;
}
Background
.bg-a00a8e {
  background-color: #a00a8e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a00a8e {
  border: 2px solid #a00a8e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a00a8e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 10 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 307 88% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a00a8e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a00a8e, #a00a43);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a00a8e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 10 142 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 4.62 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 5.06 #800080 Purple ΔE 6.60 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.18 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 9.93 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 9.97 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 10.49 #5ff571 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#a00a8e  rgb(160, 10, 142)  hsl(307, 88%, 33%)  Dark Magenta
#0aa01c  rgb(10, 160, 28)  hsl(127, 88%, 33%)  Islamic Green
#8ea00a  rgb(142, 160, 10)  hsl(67, 88%, 33%)  Apple Green
#0a8ea0  rgb(10, 142, 160)  hsl(187, 88%, 33%)  Bondi Blue