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Recognised as Colour

#DB16A3

  • #DB16A3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#DB16A3 is a magenta with RGB values 219, 22, 163 and HSL 317°, 82%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#DB16A3#DB16A3
HEX#DB16A3
RGBrgb(219, 22, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.0863, 0.6392
RGB percentages85.9%, 8.6%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(317.1, 81.7%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.1, 90%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 90%, 25.6%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,358,179
CSS custom property--colour: #DB16A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18278WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#24E95C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3963A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 72.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#77819Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 75.7 from the original
Tritanopia#EA1261no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 13.4Deep pink · ΔE 21.3Hot pink · ΔE 25.6Dark magenta · ΔE 27.1Orchid · ΔE 28Medium orchid · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 13.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#16DB4E
Analogous#B116DB, #DB1640
Triadic#A3DB16, #16A3DB
Split complementary#40DB16, #16DBB1
Tetradic#DBB116, #16DB4E, #1640DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9C4EA
Lighter +30%#F496D9
Lighter +20%#F067C9
Lighter +10%#EB39B8
Darker −10%#AD1181
Darker −20%#7E0D5E
Darker −30%#50083C
Darker −40%#220319
More saturated +25%#F100AC
Less saturated −25%#BD3496

Channel breakdown

R219
G22
B163
Red219 (85.9%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue317.06°
Saturation (HSL)81.74%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G 16 · B A3

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