Colour
#DB188A
- #DB188A
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#DB188A is a magenta with RGB values 219, 24, 138 and HSL 325°, 80%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#DB188A#DB188A
HEX#DB188A
RGBrgb(219, 24, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.0941, 0.5412
RGB percentages85.9%, 9.4%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(324.9, 80.2%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(324.9, 89%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 89%, 37%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,358,666
CSS custom property--colour: #DB188A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17548WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#24E775
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#18DB69
Analogous#CA18DB, #DB1829
Triadic#8ADB18, #188ADB
Split complementary#29DB18, #18DBCA
Tetradic#DBCA18, #18DB69, #1829DB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G24
B138
Red219 (85.9%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue324.92°
Saturation (HSL)80.25%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G 18 · B 8A
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