#8A1699
A dark, vivid magenta closely aligning with Darkmagenta.
About #8A1699
The hex code #8A1699 represents a beautifully specific shade of magenta. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkmagenta. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 138, 22, and 153.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 10% Cyan, 86% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 40% Black. With a hue angle of 293.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. 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.