Recognised as Colour
#DB00D6
- #DB00D6
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Fuchsia
#DB00D6 is a magenta with RGB values 219, 0, 214 and HSL 301°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.
Colour values
#DB00D6#DB00D6
HEX#DB00D6
RGBrgb(219, 0, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0, 0.8392
RGB percentages85.9%, 0%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(301.4, 100%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.4, 100%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 2.3%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,352,598
CSS custom property--colour: #DB00D6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19915WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#24FF29
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00DB05
Analogous#7300DB, #DB0068
Triadic#D6DB00, #00D6DB
Split complementary#68DB00, #00DB73
Tetradic#DB7300, #00DB05, #0068DB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G0
B214
Red219 (85.9%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue301.37°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G 00 · B D6
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