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Recognised as Colour

#DA38BE

  • #DA38BE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DA38BE is a magenta with RGB values 218, 56, 190 and HSL 310°, 69%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DA38BE#DA38BE
HEX#DA38BE
RGBrgb(218, 56, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.2196, 0.7451
RGB percentages85.5%, 22%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(310.4, 68.6%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.4, 74.3%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 74.3%, 12.8%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,301,374
CSS custom property--colour: #DA38BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#25C741

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A70C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7488BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E54478no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 19.3Orchid · ΔE 21.1Medium violet red · ΔE 22.2Dark magenta · ΔE 24.1Violet · ΔE 24.2Purple · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 19.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#38DA54
Analogous#A538DA, #DA386D
Triadic#BEDA38, #38BEDA
Split complementary#6DDA38, #38DAA5
Tetradic#DAA538, #38DA54, #386DDA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAE4F6
Lighter +30%#F2B9E8
Lighter +20%#EA8EDA
Lighter +10%#E263CC
Darker −10%#BC23A2
Darker −20%#911B7D
Darker −30%#661358
Darker −40%#3B0B33
More saturated +25%#F81AD1
Less saturated −25%#BC56AB

Channel breakdown

R218
G56
B190
Red218 (85.5%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue310.37°
Saturation (HSL)68.64%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G 38 · B BE

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