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Recognised as Colour

#DB23E3

  • #DB23E3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Fuchsia

#DB23E3 is a magenta with RGB values 219, 35, 227 and HSL 298°, 77%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#DB23E3#DB23E3
HEX#DB23E3
RGBrgb(219, 35, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.1373, 0.8902
RGB percentages85.9%, 13.7%, 89%
HSLhsl(297.5, 77.4%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.5, 84.6%, 89%)
CMYK3.5%, 84.6%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,361,571
CSS custom property--colour: #DB23E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21808WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#24DC1C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0073E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5988DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E14D89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 15.7Magenta · ΔE 15.7Dark violet · ΔE 22Dark orchid · ΔE 22.7Blue violet · ΔE 26.8Medium orchid · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 15.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2BE323
Analogous#7B23E3, #E3238B
Triadic#E3DB23, #23E3DB
Split complementary#8BE323, #23E37B
Tetradic#E37B23, #2BE323, #238BE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9D8FA
Lighter +30%#F1ABF4
Lighter +20%#EA7DEF
Lighter +10%#E250E9
Darker −10%#B418BB
Darker −20%#89128E
Darker −30%#5D0C61
Darker −40%#320733
More saturated +25%#F507FF
Less saturated −25%#BF42C4

Channel breakdown

R219
G35
B227
Red219 (85.9%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue297.5°
Saturation (HSL)77.42%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G 23 · B E3

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