Dark Magenta sits in the magenta / pink family, with the hex code #8B008B mapping to rgb(139, 0, 139) in RGB and hsl(300, 100%, 27.3%) in HSL. In OKLCH it carries 45% perceptual lightness and 0.205 chroma — a highly saturated, dark reading that behaves well as a primary, accent or decisive colour in modern interfaces. Magenta does not exist as a single wavelength — the brain invents it where red and blue meet. That synthetic, "designed" quality is why it reads as bold, contemporary and unmistakably digital. It commits hard.
Magenta does not exist as a single wavelength — the brain invents it where red and blue meet. That synthetic, "designed" quality is why it reads as bold, contemporary and unmistakably digital. It commits hard.
Magenta saturates print easily — verify in CMYK if the design will be printed. Online, mind that high-chroma magenta on dark mode can shimmer for users with astigmatism; lift lightness to soften.
#8B008Brgb(139, 0, 139)hsl(300, 100%, 27.3%)hsv(300, 100%, 54.5%)lch(32.5% 70.94 327.11)oklch(44.68% 0.2053 328.36)lab(32.5% 59.56 -38.52):root {
--color: #8b008b;
--color-rgb: rgb(139, 0, 139);
--color-hsl: hsl(300, 100%, 27.3%);
--color-oklch: oklch(44.68% 0.2053 328.36);
}How dark magenta performs as foreground text on common surfaces, scored with WCAG 2.1.
Tints are produced by mixing dark magenta with progressively more white.
Shades are produced by mixing dark magenta with progressively more black.
Tones are produced by mixing dark magenta with progressively more gray, lowering chroma while keeping lightness.