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#B00A9C

#b00a9c ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b00a9c is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 3.92% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.32% magenta, 11.36% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 307.23°, with 89.25% saturation and 36.47% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 7.66.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.1185

Complementary

  1. #b00a9c
  2. #0ab01e

Split complementary

  1. #b00a9c
  2. #49b00a
  3. #0ab071

Analogous

  1. #710ab0
  2. #b00a9c
  3. #b00a49

Triadic

  1. #b00a9c
  2. #9cb00a
  3. #0a9cb0

Tetradic

  1. #b00a9c
  2. #b01e0a
  3. #0ab01e
  4. #0a9cb0

Square

  1. #b00a9c
  2. #b0710a
  3. #0ab01e
  4. #0a49b0

Monochromatic

  1. #1f021c
  2. #68065c
  3. #b00a9c
  4. #f215d7
  5. #f65de3

Shades

#b00a9c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b00a9c
  2. #9e098c
  3. #8d087d
  4. #7b076d
  5. #6a065e
  6. #58054e
  7. #46043e
  8. #35032f
  9. #23021f
  10. #120110
  11. #000000

Tints

#b00a9c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b00a9c
  2. #b823a6
  3. #c03bb0
  4. #c854ba
  5. #d06cc4
  6. #d885ce
  7. #df9dd7
  8. #e7b6e1
  9. #efceeb
  10. #f7e7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b00a9c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b00a9c
  2. #ab1699
  3. #a62296
  4. #a22d94
  5. #9d3991
  6. #98458e
  7. #93518b
  8. #8e5d88
  9. #8a6886
  10. #857483
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #884c7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #04529f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #536899 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9245b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #74419e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #83529a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b51c7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b00a9c {
  color: #b00a9c;
}
Background
.bg-b00a9c {
  background-color: #b00a9c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b00a9c {
  border: 2px solid #b00a9c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b00a9c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 10 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 307 89% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b00a9c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b00a9c, #b00a49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b00a9c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 10 156 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.66 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 8.24 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.31 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.79 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.33 #800080 Purple ΔE 9.89 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.02 #4ff563 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#b00a9c  rgb(176, 10, 156)  hsl(307, 89%, 36%)  Dark Magenta
#0ab01e  rgb(10, 176, 30)  hsl(127, 89%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#9cb00a  rgb(156, 176, 10)  hsl(67, 89%, 36%)  Apple Green
#0a9cb0  rgb(10, 156, 176)  hsl(187, 89%, 36%)  Bondi Blue