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#A00A9A

#a00a9a ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a00a9a 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 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.75% magenta, 3.75% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 302.4°, 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 6.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 4.55.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.1002

Complementary

  1. #a00a9a
  2. #0aa010

Split complementary

  1. #a00a9a
  2. #4fa00a
  3. #0aa05b

Analogous

  1. #5b0aa0
  2. #a00a9a
  3. #a00a4f

Triadic

  1. #a00a9a
  2. #9aa00a
  3. #0a9aa0

Tetradic

  1. #a00a9a
  2. #a0100a
  3. #0aa010
  4. #0a9aa0

Square

  1. #a00a9a
  2. #a05b0a
  3. #0aa010
  4. #0a4fa0

Monochromatic

  1. #130112
  2. #580555
  3. #a00a9a
  4. #e80edf
  5. #f44fed

Shades

#a00a9a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a00a9a
  2. #90098b
  3. #80087b
  4. #70076c
  5. #60065c
  6. #50054d
  7. #40043e
  8. #30032e
  9. #20021f
  10. #10010f
  11. #000000

Tints

#a00a9a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a00a9a
  2. #aa23a4
  3. #b33bae
  4. #bd54b8
  5. #c66cc2
  6. #d085cd
  7. #d99dd7
  8. #e3b6e1
  9. #ecceeb
  10. #f6e7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a00a9a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a00a9a
  2. #9d1697
  3. #9a2295
  4. #962d92
  5. #933990
  6. #90458d
  7. #8d518a
  8. #8a5d88
  9. #866885
  10. #837483
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c4678 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004d9d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #446097 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a62a5a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #673d9c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #744b98 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a42179 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a00a9a {
  color: #a00a9a;
}
Background
.bg-a00a9a {
  background-color: #a00a9a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a00a9a {
  border: 2px solid #a00a9a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a00a9a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 10 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 302 88% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a00a9a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a00a9a, #a00a4f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a00a9a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 10 154 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 4.55 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 5.36 #800080 Purple ΔE 6.91 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.89 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.32 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.50 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 9.76 #5ff565 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#a00a9a  rgb(160, 10, 154)  hsl(302, 88%, 33%)  Dark Magenta
#0aa010  rgb(10, 160, 16)  hsl(122, 88%, 33%)  Islamic Green
#9aa00a  rgb(154, 160, 10)  hsl(62, 88%, 33%)  Brass
#0a9aa0  rgb(10, 154, 160)  hsl(182, 88%, 33%)  Dark Cyan