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Named color

Dark Magenta

Dark Magenta is a balanced pink color with HEX #8B008B. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 139, 0, 139, HSL 300, 100%, 27%, warm temperature, and is useful for web design, CSS color systems, and UI prototyping.

#8B008B pink warm balanced
HEX #8B008B
RGB rgb(139, 0, 139)
HSL hsl(300 100% 27%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 100, 0, 45)
Luminance 0.0735
Contrast Black 2.47:1White 8.5:1

CSS Utilities

--color-dark-magenta: #8B008B;
.bg-dark-magenta { background-color: #8B008B; }
.text-dark-magenta { color: #8B008B; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0735
Black text2.47:1AA Fail
White text8.5:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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  }
}
WCAG
{
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  ],
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    "#F5F5F5"
  ]
}
Harmonies
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Variants
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  "saturated": "#8A008A",
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  "pastel": "#ED1DED",
  "neon": "#B300B2"
}
Pairings
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}
Knowledge graph
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Full JSON dataset 
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Color meaning and use

About Dark Magenta Color

Dark Magenta sits in the pink family with warm temperature and balanced visual character. Standard CSS named color.

Its common associations include context dependent, which makes it relevant for web interfaces and design systems. In design work, Dark Magenta is most useful for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, especially when paired with white text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Pink color familyBrowse named pink colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors with balanced visual character.Dark Magenta accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #8B008B.Dark Magenta CSS utilitiesUse Dark Magenta in CSS variables and utility classes.#8B008B HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Dark Magenta paletteOpen the generated palette based on Dark Magenta.Dark Magenta harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Dark Magenta against black and white text.

Black text2.47:1AA Fail
White text8.5:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
AAA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Mardi Gras#880085
Purple#800080
Grape#6F2DA8
Byzantium#702963
Medium Violet Red#C71585

Color Harmonies

#008A00#008A00
#45008A#45008A
#8A0045#8A0045
#8A8A00#8A8A00
#008A8A#008A8A
Open full Dark Magenta harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#E600E5#E600E5
#2E002E#2E002E
#8A008A#8A008A
#7B0F7B#7B0F7B
#ED1DED#ED1DED
#B300B2#B300B2

Pairings

White#FFFFFF
#008A00#008A00
#45008A#45008A
#8A0045#8A0045
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5