#8B008B
darkmagenta
#8B008B is a magenta colour. In RGB it is 139 red, 0 green and 139 blue, which converts to a hue of 300 degrees, 100% saturation and 27% lightness. It is one of the named CSS colours, written as darkmagenta in stylesheets.
Color values
| HEX | #8B008B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 0, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 100%, 27%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 100%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 100%, 0%, 45%) |
Contrast and accessibility
Against white the contrast ratio is 8.5:1, and against black it is 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text.
| Background | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 8.5:1 | AAA | AAA |
| Black | 2.47:1 | Fail | Fail |
Tints and shades
Lighter tints move #8B008B toward white, and darker shades move it toward black.
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Code
| CSS | color: #8B008B; |
|---|---|
| CSS rgb() | color: rgb(139 0 139); |
| Tailwind | bg-[#8b008b] |
| SwiftUI | Color(red: 0.545, green: 0.000, blue: 0.545) |
| Android | Color.parseColor("#8B008B") |