#8A0099

A dark, vivid magenta closely aligning with Darkmagenta.

About #8A0099

Visually, #8A0099 is defined as a vivid magenta. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkmagenta. Its digital footprint relies on 138 parts red, 0 parts green, and 153 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 10% Cyan, 100% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 40% Black. With a hue angle of 294.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A0099
RGB138, 0, 153
HSL294.1°, 100.0%, 30.0%
CMYK10%, 100%, 0%, 40%
HSV294.1°, 100.0%, 60.0%
LAB33.4, 64.7, -46.1
XYZ16.2, 7.7, 30.8
Decimal9044121

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.27:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.54:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.90:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.16:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A0099; }
.text-color { color: #8A0099; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A0099; }

Similar Colors

Darkmagenta
#8B008B