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Colour

#DB00DB

  • #DB00DB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Fuchsia

#DB00DB is a magenta with RGB values 219, 0, 219 and HSL 300°, 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

#DB00DB#DB00DB
HEX#DB00DB
RGBrgb(219, 0, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0, 0.8588
RGB percentages85.9%, 0%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(300, 100%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 100%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,352,603
CSS custom property--colour: #DB00DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#24FF24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006CE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5884D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 78.1 from the original
Tritanopia#E23F81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 15Magenta · ΔE 15Dark violet · ΔE 23.3Dark orchid · ΔE 24.7Blue violet · ΔE 28.9Medium orchid · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 15.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00DB00
Analogous#6E00DB, #DB006E
Triadic#DBDB00, #00DBDB
Split complementary#6EDB00, #00DB6E
Tetradic#DB6E00, #00DB00, #006EDB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFA8FF
Lighter +30%#FF75FF
Lighter +20%#FF42FF
Lighter +10%#FF0FFF
Darker −10%#A800A8
Darker −20%#750075
Darker −30%#420042
Darker −40%#0F000F
More saturated +25%#DB00DB
Less saturated −25%#C01BC0

Channel breakdown

R219
G0
B219
Red219 (85.9%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR DB · G 00 · B DB

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