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#A00A9D

#a00a9d ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a00a9d 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 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.75% magenta, 1.87% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 301.2°, 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 6.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 4.7.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.1012

Complementary

  1. #a00a9d
  2. #0aa00d

Split complementary

  1. #a00a9d
  2. #52a00a
  3. #0aa058

Analogous

  1. #580aa0
  2. #a00a9d
  3. #a00a52

Triadic

  1. #a00a9d
  2. #9da00a
  3. #0a9da0

Tetradic

  1. #a00a9d
  2. #a00d0a
  3. #0aa00d
  4. #0a9da0

Square

  1. #a00a9d
  2. #a0580a
  3. #0aa00d
  4. #0a52a0

Monochromatic

  1. #130113
  2. #580556
  3. #a00a9d
  4. #e80ee4
  5. #f44ff1

Shades

#a00a9d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a00a9d
  2. #90098d
  3. #80087e
  4. #70076e
  5. #60065e
  6. #50054f
  7. #40043f
  8. #30032f
  9. #20021f
  10. #100110
  11. #000000

Tints

#a00a9d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a00a9d
  2. #aa23a7
  3. #b33bb1
  4. #bd54ba
  5. #c66cc4
  6. #d085ce
  7. #d99dd8
  8. #e3b6e2
  9. #ecceeb
  10. #f6e7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a00a9d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a00a9d
  2. #9d169a
  3. #9a2297
  4. #962d94
  5. #933991
  6. #90458f
  7. #8d518c
  8. #8a5d89
  9. #866886
  10. #837483
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c467a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ea0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #42609a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a62c5c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #663d9f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #744b9b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a4227b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a00a9d {
  color: #a00a9d;
}
Background
.bg-a00a9d {
  background-color: #a00a9d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a00a9d {
  border: 2px solid #a00a9d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a00a9d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 10 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 301 88% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a00a9d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a00a9d, #a00a52);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a00a9d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 10 157 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 4.70 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 5.57 #800080 Purple ΔE 7.10 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.84 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.99 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.12 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.65 #5ff562 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#a00a9d  rgb(160, 10, 157)  hsl(301, 88%, 33%)  Dark Magenta
#0aa00d  rgb(10, 160, 13)  hsl(121, 88%, 33%)  Islamic Green
#9da00a  rgb(157, 160, 10)  hsl(61, 88%, 33%)  Brass
#0a9da0  rgb(10, 157, 160)  hsl(181, 88%, 33%)  Dark Cyan