Recognised as Colour
#DB22AB
- #DB22AB
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#DB22AB is a magenta with RGB values 219, 34, 171 and HSL 316°, 73%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#DB22AB#DB22AB
HEX#DB22AB
RGBrgb(219, 34, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.1333, 0.6706
RGB percentages85.9%, 13.3%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(315.6, 73.1%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315.6, 84.5%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 84.5%, 21.9%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,361,259
CSS custom property--colour: #DB22AB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.83:1
Contrast with white4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#24DD54
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#22DB52
Analogous#AE22DB, #DB224F
Triadic#ABDB22, #22ABDB
Split complementary#4FDB22, #22DBAE
Tetradic#DBAE22, #22DB52, #224FDB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G34
B171
Red219 (85.9%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue315.57°
Saturation (HSL)73.12%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G 22 · B AB
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