What color is Dark Magenta?
Dark Magenta color belongs to the Purple Magenta color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Dark Magenta is #8B008B, and the RGB color code is RGB(139, 0, 139).
In the RGB color model, Dark Magenta has a red value of 139, a green value of 0, and a blue value of 139. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 100.0% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 45.5% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 300° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 27.3 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Dark Magenta has a hue of 300° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation and 54.5 % brightness/value.
Dark Magenta is cool or warm?
The color Dark Magenta is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Dark Magenta? (For interior and product design)
Dark Magenta has an LRV of nearly 7.4. By LRV value, it is a dark color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Compare LRV 7.4 of Dark Magenta with dark and light color
Is Dark Magenta Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Dark Magenta meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Dark Magenta color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #8B008B
- Red
- 8B
- Green
- 00
- Blue
- 8B
- Red
- 139 (54.5%)
- Green
- 0 (0.0%)
- Blue
- 139 (54.5%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 0.00%
- Magenta
- 100.00%
- Yellow
- 0.00%
- Key
- 45.49%
- Hue
- 300°
- Saturation
- 100.00 %
- Lightness
- 27.25 %
- Hue
- 300°
- Saturation
- 100.00 %
- Brightness / Value
- 54.51 %
- Red
- 139 (54.7%)
- Yellow
- 53 (20.7%)
- Blue
- 152 (59.4%)
- Hue
- 300°
- Whiteness
- 0.00 %
- Blackness
- 45.49 %
- Cyan
- 45.49%
- Magenta
- 100.00%
- Yellow
- 45.49%
- X
- 15.31
- Y
- 7.35
- Z
- 25.04
- Y1
- 7.35
- X
- 0.32
- Y2
- 0.15
- L
- 32.6
- A
- 62.56
- B
- -38.74
- L
- 32.6
- C
- 73.59
- H
- 328.23
- L
- 32.6
- U
- 45.43
- V
- -58.75
- L
- 27.12
- A
- 53.31
- B
- -35.77
- LRV
- ~ 7.4 %
- Munsell Color System
- 9.2P 3.1/17.1
Similar Colors and Paints
What is Delta E (ΔE)?
Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.
Named colors similar to Dark Magenta
These are the named colors closest to Dark Magenta , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone PMS
Dark Magenta color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Dark Magenta to Pantone PMS
Pantone TCX
Dark Magenta color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Dark Magenta to Pantone TCX
Paint similar to Dark Magenta
These are the real paint colors closest to Dark Magenta from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Dark Magenta once it is on a wall.
Valspar
Dark Magenta color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Dark Magenta to Valspar
Dunn-Edwards
Dark Magenta color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Dark Magenta to Dunn-Edwards
PPG Paints
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Benjamin Moore
Dark Magenta color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Dark Magenta to Benjamin Moore
Sherwin Williams
Dark Magenta color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Dark Magenta to Sherwin Williams
Behr
Dark Magenta color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Dark Magenta to Behr
Farrow & Ball
Dark Magenta color similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Dark Magenta to Farrow & Ball
Color Combinations
View more Dark Magenta - #8B008B color palettes and coordinating colors
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Dark Magenta - #8B008B?
Color that best contrast with Dark Magenta - #8B008B is #008B00, color name is Islamic Green*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Dark Magenta - #8B008B?
Complementary or Opposite color for Dark Magenta - #8B008B is #008B00, color name is Islamic Green*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
Dark Magenta - #8B008B Color Images and Patterns
