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Recognised as Colour

#DB23AF

  • #DB23AF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#DB23AF is a magenta with RGB values 219, 35, 175 and HSL 314°, 72%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#DB23AF#DB23AF
HEX#DB23AF
RGBrgb(219, 35, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.1373, 0.6863
RGB percentages85.9%, 13.7%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(314.3, 72.4%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.3, 84%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 84%, 20.1%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,361,519
CSS custom property--colour: #DB23AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19357WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.87:1
Contrast with white4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#24DC50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3767B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7584ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E92A6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 17.7Dark magenta · ΔE 25.3Medium orchid · ΔE 25.4Orchid · ΔE 25.6Deep pink · ΔE 26Hot pink · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 17.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#23DB4F
Analogous#AB23DB, #DB2353
Triadic#AFDB23, #23AFDB
Split complementary#53DB23, #23DBAB
Tetradic#DBAB23, #23DB4F, #2353DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8D2EF
Lighter +30%#F1A6DF
Lighter +20%#EA7ACF
Lighter +10%#E34EBF
Darker −10%#AF1C8C
Darker −20%#831569
Darker −30%#570E46
Darker −40%#2B0722
More saturated +25%#FB03C0
Less saturated −25%#BB439E

Channel breakdown

R219
G35
B175
Red219 (85.9%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue314.35°
Saturation (HSL)72.44%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G 23 · B AF

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