All About Color Dark Magenta

#8B008B

Dark Magenta is a deep, rich purple color, resembling the color of magenta flowers. It's a bold and captivating color, perfect for creating a striking and impactful space.

About Dark Magenta

Dark Magenta is a dark pink color with the hex code #8B008B. In RGB it is red 139, green 0, blue 139; in HSL it is hue 300°, saturation 100%, lightness 27%; in CMYK it is 0%, 100%, 0%, 45%. Its contrast ratio is 8.50:1 on white and 2.47:1 on black.

#8B008B Color Conversion

Hex triplet8B, 00, 8B
CMYK0.00%, 100.00%, 0.00%, 45.49%
RGB Decimal139, 0, 139
HSL300°, 100%, 27%
RGB Octal213, 0, 213
HSV (HSB)300.00°, 100.00%, 54.51%
RGB Binary10001011, 0, 10001011
CIE-L*AB32.60, 62.56, -38.74
RGB Percent54.51%, 0.00%, 54.51%
CIE-L*CH32.60, 73.59, 328.23
XYZ15.31, 7.35, 25.04
CIE-L*UV32.60, 45.44, -58.74
xyY0.32, 0.15, 7.35
Hunter-Lab27.12, 53.31, -35.77
RYB54.51%, 0.00%, 54.51%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8B008B on a dark background: contrast 2.47:1, fails WCAG AA.
#8B008B on a light background: contrast 8.50:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of Dark Magenta, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around Dark Magenta. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#8B008B · #E600E5 · #2E002E · #008A00 · #00E600

Analogous palette

#00008A · #45008A · #8B008B · #8A0045 · #8A0000

Triadic palette

#8B008B · #8A8A00 · #008A8A · #E600E5 · #E5E600

Tetradic palette

#8B008B · #8A4500 · #008A00 · #00458A · #2E002E

Monochromatic palette

#1A0019 · #3D003D · #8B008B · #D600D6 · #FF24FF

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