#8B008BDark Magenta (#8B008B) is a dark, vivid magenta with an OKLCH hue of 328°, lightness 0.45 and chroma 0.205. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #8B008B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 0, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 100%, 27%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 100%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 100%, 0%, 45%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(32.6 62.6 -38.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.447 0.205 328) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Dark Magenta shifts subtly: leans toward pink; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#8c0083 — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#8e0189 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#8b008b — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#8b008d — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 8.5:1 and against black 2.47:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#da81d7 · #b753b5 · #8b008b · #650065 · #360036 · #0e000f
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#bd4572 · #a7287e · #8b008b · #65048a · #420381 · #21016f
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#ec8f8f · #f14756 · #a45657 · #8b008b · #620062 · #3b003c
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#49e773 · #b77db4 · #886786 · #8b008b · #541c54 · #2d0d2d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e5f8e7 · #bca5bb · #657267 · #8b008b · #4b3349 · #000200
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#ebf5ec · #c1ccc2 · #93a094 · #172719 · #000600 · #8b008b
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d3d5af · #bc9ece · #279285 · #8b008b · #384734 · #11072a
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ccfdfa · #d1de87 · #437065 · #8b008b · #394637 · #23060d
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fff1ce · #d5a600 · #007c8a · #8b008b · #00454d · #0d0600
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffeee2 · #f88f2b · #008534 · #8b008b · #004161 · #000200
#A23BA0 · #B860B5 · #CD82CA · #E2A4DF · #F7C6F4
#750075 · #600060 · #4B004B · #370038 · #250025
#812880 · #763975 · #6B4569
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.