Colors

#8B008B

Dark Magenta

Dark Magenta is #8B008B. In CSS you can write it as the keyword darkmagenta. The values below are the same sRGB color in HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, a simple CMYK conversion, and OKLCH. CMYK here is a channel formula for reference, not a press proof.

Conversions

HEX
#8B008B
RGB
rgb(139, 0, 139)
HSL
hsl(300,100%,27%)
HSV
hsv(300, 100%, 55%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,100,0,45)
OKLCH
oklch(44.7% 0.205 328.4)

Tints and shades

Tints mix this color toward white. Shades mix it toward black in sRGB. For a 50–950 ramp, open the tint and shade generator.

Tints

#A233A2

20% white

#B966B9

40% white

#D199D1

60% white

#E8CCE8

80% white

Shades

#6F006F

20% black

#530053

40% black

#380038

60% black

#1C001C

80% black

Harmony palettes

These schemes rotate hue from Dark Magenta. Read the relationships in color theory 101 or adjust them on the color wheel.

Complementary

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#8A008A

#008A00

#B620B6

#20B620

#2E0F2E

Analogous

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#45008A

#8A008A

#8A0045

#8A0000

#0A0A7F

Triadic

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#8A008A

#8A8A00

#008A8A

#B6B620

#0D4A4A

Split Complementary

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#8A008A

#458A00

#008A45

#C030C0

#0F2E0F

Monochromatic

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#660066

#B300B3

#FF00FF

#FF4DFF

#FF99FF

Tetradic

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#8A008A

#8A4500

#008A00

#00458A

#A46323

Contrast against white and black

Ratios use the WCAG relative-luminance formula. AA normal text needs 4.5:1 and large text needs 3:1 under Success Criterion 1.4.3. AAA uses 7:1 and 4.5:1. A pass here is only this pair, not a full page audit. Check other pairings in the contrast checker.

On white · 8.50:1
AA normal text Pass
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Pass
AAA large text Pass
On black · 2.47:1
AA normal text Fail
AA large text Fail
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Fail

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Nearest CSS named colors by RGB distance. Distance is not a perceptual match.

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