#8b008b - Dark Magenta color

A deep, saturated magenta-purple that reads as a velvety, jewel-like violet. It combines strong red and blue presence with a lowered brightness, producing a rich, mysterious tone—both warm and cool depending on surrounding colors. It feels luxurious, dramatic, and slightly retro, evoking plum, blackberry, and twilight skies. Excellent as a bold accent in fashion, packaging, and interiors, it pairs beautifully with golds, creams, charcoal, or muted greens to create high-contrast, sophisticated palettes.

#8b008b color RGB value is 139, 0, 139, and the CMYK value is 0.00, 1.00, 0.00, 0.455. Alternative names for that color are: dark magenta, purple, darkmagenta, violet eggplant, fuchsia, indigo.

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Color Conversion

Name	Values	CSS
RGB(0-255)	139, 0, 139	rgb(139, 0, 139)
CMYK	0.00, 1.00, 0.00, 0.455	-
sRGB	0.545, 0.00, 0.545	rgb(54.5%, 0%, 54.5%)
Adobe® 98 RGB compatible	0.464, -1.90e-8, 0.530	color(a98-rgb, 0.464, 0, 0.53)
HCT	335, 73.9, 32.6	color(--hct, 335, 51%, 32.6%)
HSL	300, 100, 27.3	hsl(300, 100%, 27.3%)
HSV	300, 100, 54.5	color(--hsv, 300, 100%, 54.5%)
HWB	300, 0.00, 45.5	hwb(300, 0%, 45.5%)
Lab	32.5, 59.6, -38.5	lab(32.5%, 59.6, -38.5)
P3	0.498, 0.0902, 0.527	color(display-p3, 0.498, 0.09, 0.527)
XYZ D50	0.150, 0.0731, 0.188	color(xyz-d50, 0.15, 0.073, 0.188)