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Recognised as Colour

#DB09FF

  • #DB09FF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Fuchsia

#DB09FF is a magenta with RGB values 219, 9, 255 and HSL 291°, 100%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#DB09FF#DB09FF
HEX#DB09FF
RGBrgb(219, 9, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.0353, 1
RGB percentages85.9%, 3.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(291.2, 100%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.2, 96.5%, 100%)
CMYK14.1%, 96.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,354,943
CSS custom property--colour: #DB09FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22475WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#24F600

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#0076FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3488FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 77.7 from the original
Tritanopia#DB5797no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 12.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#2DFF09
Analogous#6009FF, #FF09A8
Triadic#FFDB09, #09FFDB
Split complementary#A8FF09, #09FF60
Tetradic#FF6009, #2DFF09, #09A8FF

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F9D5FF
Lighter +30%#F1A2FF
Lighter +20%#EA6FFF
Lighter +10%#E23CFF
Darker −10%#B600D5
Darker −20%#8A00A2
Darker −30%#5F006F
Darker −40%#33003C
More saturated +25%#DB09FF
Less saturated −25%#C528E0

Channel breakdown

R219
G9
B255
Red219 (85.9%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue291.22°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G 09 · B FF

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