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Recognised as Colour

#DB00C2

  • #DB00C2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Fuchsia

#DB00C2 is a magenta with RGB values 219, 0, 194 and HSL 307°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#DB00C2#DB00C2
HEX#DB00C2
RGBrgb(219, 0, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0, 0.7608
RGB percentages85.9%, 0%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(306.8, 100%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.8, 100%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 11.4%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,352,578
CSS custom property--colour: #DB00C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#24FF3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6882BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 77.8 from the original
Tritanopia#E62B72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 25.4Magenta · ΔE 25.4Medium orchid · ΔE 25.8Dark orchid · ΔE 27.2Dark magenta · ΔE 28.3Medium violet red · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 25.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00DB19
Analogous#8600DB, #DB0055
Triadic#C2DB00, #00C2DB
Split complementary#55DB00, #00DB86
Tetradic#DB8600, #00DB19, #0055DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFA8F5
Lighter +30%#FF75EF
Lighter +20%#FF42E9
Lighter +10%#FF0FE4
Darker −10%#A80095
Darker −20%#750068
Darker −30%#42003A
Darker −40%#0F000D
More saturated +25%#DB00C2
Less saturated −25%#C01BAD

Channel breakdown

R219
G0
B194
Red219 (85.9%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue306.85°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G 00 · B C2

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