HEX Color #8A2CA0 (Darkmagenta)

About #8A2CA0

The precise color #8A2CA0 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkmagenta. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(138, 44, 160).

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 14% cyan and 72% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 288.6° hue, 56.9% saturation, and 40.0% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A2CA0

RGB138, 44, 160

HSL288.6°, 56.9%, 40.0%

CMYK14%, 72%, 0%, 37%

HSV288.6°, 72.5%, 62.7%

LAB37.4, 55.6, -43.9

XYZ17.7, 9.7, 34.2

Decimal9055392

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8A2CA0 #42A02C

Analogous

#502CA0 #A02C7B

Triadic

#A0892C #2CA089

Tetradic

#A04F2C #42A02C #2C7CA0

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#8A2CA0

#9743AA

#A45AB5

#B172BF

#BE89CA

#CBA1D4

#D8B8DF

#E5D0E9

#F2E7F4

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#8A2CA0

#7A278E

#6B227C

#5C1D6A

#4C1858

#3D1347

#2E0E35

#1E0923

#0F0411

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.12:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

2.95:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

6.81:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

2.51:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A2CA0; }

.text-color { color: #8A2CA0; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A2CA0; }

Similar Colors

Darkmagenta

#8B008B