#8A0749

A dark, vivid magenta closely aligning with Mediumvioletred.

About #8A0749

Visually, #8A0749 is defined as a vivid magenta. Its closest recognized web color is Mediumvioletred. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(138, 7, 73).

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 95% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 329.8 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A0749
RGB138, 7, 73
HSL329.8°, 90.3%, 28.4%
CMYK0%, 95%, 47%, 46%
HSV329.8°, 94.9%, 54.1%
LAB29.5, 53.0, -1.1
XYZ11.8, 6.0, 6.8
Decimal9045833

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

9.51:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.21:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
9.09:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.88:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A0749; }
.text-color { color: #8A0749; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A0749; }

Similar Colors

Mediumvioletred
#C71585