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Darkmagenta — #8B008B

Also known as: Dark Magenta

#8B008B, primarily known as Darkmagenta (also called Dark Magenta), is composed of 55% red, 0% green, and 55% blue in RGB. In CMYK it is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow, 45% black. In HSL the hue angle is 300°, saturation 100%, and lightness 27%. The closest web-safe color is #990099.

Format Value Copy
HEX #8B008B
RGB rgb(139, 0, 139)
HSL hsl(300, 100%, 27.3%)
HSV hsv(300, 100%, 54.5%)
CMYK cmyk(0%, 100%, 0%, 45.5%)
OKLCH oklch(44.68% 0.2053 328.36)
HWB hwb(300 0% 45.5%)
LAB lab(32.5% 59.57 -38.52)
LCH lch(32.5% 70.9 327.1)
OKLAB oklab(44.68% 0.1748 -0.1077)
XYZ X 15.31 Y 7.35 Z 25.03
Web Safe #990099
RGB Percent 54.5%, 0%, 54.5%
Decimal 9109643

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On white

Sample

8.50:1

AA normal ✓ · AA large ✓

On black

Sample

2.47:1

AA normal ✗ · AA large ✗

Protanopia

65% similar

1.3% of men, 0.02% of women

Deuteranopia

73% similar

6% of men, 0.4% of women

Tritanopia

84% similar

0.001% of population

Achromatopsia

74% similar

0.003% of population

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