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Recognised as Colour

#DB00A5

  • #DB00A5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#DB00A5 is a magenta with RGB values 219, 0, 165 and HSL 315°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#DB00A5#DB00A5
HEX#DB00A5
RGBrgb(219, 0, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0, 0.6471
RGB percentages85.9%, 0%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(314.8, 100%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.8, 100%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 24.7%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,352,549
CSS custom property--colour: #DB00A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17777WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.61:1
Contrast with white4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#24FF5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3161A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 74.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7480A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 77.8 from the original
Tritanopia#EA0060no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 16.1Deep pink · ΔE 22.9Dark magenta · ΔE 27.1Hot pink · ΔE 28.4Orchid · ΔE 29.6Medium orchid · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 16.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00DB36
Analogous#A400DB, #DB0037
Triadic#A5DB00, #00A5DB
Split complementary#38DB00, #00DBA4
Tetradic#DBA300, #00DB36, #0037DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFA8EA
Lighter +30%#FF75DD
Lighter +20%#FF42D0
Lighter +10%#FF0FC4
Darker −10%#A8007F
Darker −20%#750058
Darker −30%#420032
Darker −40%#0F000B
More saturated +25%#DB00A5
Less saturated −25%#C01B97

Channel breakdown

R219
G0
B165
Red219 (85.9%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue314.79°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G 00 · B A5

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