Dark Magenta

Dark Magenta is a very dark, saturated purple color with the hex code #8B008B (hue 300°, saturation 100%, lightness 27%). It is also the CSS named color darkmagenta.

#8B008B

	Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK	OKLCH
	Dark Magenta	`#8B008B`	139, 0, 139	300°, 100%, 27%	0, 100, 0, 45	44.7% 0.205 328

Contrast with white text 8.50:1, with black text 2.47:1 — use white text on Dark Magenta.

darkmagenta is one of the 148 named colors in CSS, with exactly this value, so color: darkmagenta works in any browser without a hex code.

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Tints and shades

#FFCCFF

#FF80FF

#FF33FF

#E600E5

#990099

#4D004C

Colors that go with Dark Magenta

Six color schemes built on Dark Magenta with classic harmony rules. The complementary scheme pairs it with Fine Pine (#008800), the color opposite it on the color wheel.

Nearest CSS named colors

Purple (purple): Purple (#800080) is darker than Dark Magenta (relative luminance 0.061 vs 0.074) and equally saturated, with the same hue.
Rebecca Purple (rebeccapurple): Rebecca Purple (#663399) is about as light as Dark Magenta (relative luminance 0.075 vs 0.074) and less saturated, with its hue 30° away.
Dark Violet (darkviolet): Dark Violet (#9400D3) is lighter than Dark Magenta (relative luminance 0.110 vs 0.074) and equally saturated, with its hue 18° away.
Dark Orchid (darkorchid): Dark Orchid (#9932CC) is lighter than Dark Magenta (relative luminance 0.134 vs 0.074) and less saturated, with its hue 20° away.

Similar dark pink colors

Questions

What is the hex code for Dark Magenta?

#8B008B — RGB 139, 0, 139, HSL 300°, 100%, 27%.

Is Dark Magenta a warm or cool color?

Cool — its hue sits at 300° on the color wheel.