Dark Magenta is a medium dark bright shade of Pinkish Red. It belongs to the color family Magenta, and it has medium lightness and high saturation. Dark Magenta is a cool color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Dark Magenta is #8B008B.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Dark Magenta has 55%% Red, 0% Green, and 55% Blue.
Dark Magenta has 300° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 55% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Dark Magenta has 300° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 27% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Dark Magenta has 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow, and 45% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#8B008B |
|
RGB |
(139, 0, 139) |
(55%, 0%, 55%) |
HSV |
(300°, 100, 55) |
(83%, 100%, 55%) |
HSL |
(300°, 100, 27) |
(83%, 100%, 27%) |
CMYK |
(0, 100, 0, 45) |
(0%, 100%, 0%, 45%) |
The natural luminance of Dark Magenta is 7%, which is low.
Dark Magenta has a higher contrast with white than black.
Dark Magenta and black have a 2.5:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Dark Magenta and white have a 8.5:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
7% |
insufficient (2.5) |
AAA (8.5) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Dark Magenta paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 55% Magenta, 45% Black, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
55%
Black
45%
White
0%
To mix Dark Magenta paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 55% Magenta, 45% Black, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
55%
Yellow
0%
Black
45%
White
0%
Colors similar to Dark Magenta are: Barney Purple, Violet Eggplant, Rich Purple, Fresh Eggplant, and Flirt. Barney Purple is more red and lighter than Dark Magenta. Violet Eggplant is paler and lighter than Dark Magenta. Rich Purple is more red and darker than Dark Magenta. Fresh Eggplant is more red than Dark Magenta. Flirt is more red than Dark Magenta.