Dark Magenta is the CSS named color #8B008B — rgb(139, 0, 139), hsl(300, 100%, 27%). Its relative luminance is 0.074, giving 8.50:1 against white and 2.47:1 against black, so it works as a text color on white.
| HEX | #8B008B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 0, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 100%, 27%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.0735 |
| Contrast on white | 8.50:1 AA pass |
| Contrast on black | 2.47:1 AA fail |
Built by mixing darkmagenta toward white (four steps) and toward black (four steps) while keeping the hue. Use the shades generator for a different step count or to add harmony sets.
Closest by CIELAB distance (ΔE76). For perceptual matching in a design system, compare in OKLab before locking a token.
darkmagenta is #8B008B, which is rgb(139, 0, 139) and hsl(300, 100%, 27%). It is one of the 148 CSS named colors defined by the CSS Color Module Level 4.
Dark Magenta has a relative luminance of 0.074 on a 0–1 scale, so it is a dark color. Against white it scores 8.50:1; against black, 2.47:1.
darkmagenta reaches 8.50:1 against white, which clears WCAG 2.2 AA for normal text (4.5:1) at any size.