#8A0F99

A dark, vivid magenta closely aligning with Darkmagenta.

About #8A0F99

At its core, #8A0F99 is a dark and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkmagenta. In the RGB color space, it consists of 138 red, 15 green, and 153 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 10% cyan and 90% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

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#8A0F99
RGB138, 15, 153
HSL293.5°, 82.1%, 32.9%
CMYK10%, 90%, 0%, 40%
HSV293.5°, 90.2%, 60.0%
LAB34.1, 62.5, -45.0
XYZ16.4, 8.0, 30.8
Decimal9047961

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.05:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.61:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.69:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.22:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A0F99; }
.text-color { color: #8A0F99; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A0F99; }

Similar Colors

Darkmagenta
#8B008B