Colour
#DB28A2
- #DB28A2
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#DB28A2 is a magenta with RGB values 219, 40, 162 and HSL 319°, 71%, 51%. 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
#DB28A2#DB28A2
HEX#DB28A2
RGBrgb(219, 40, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.1569, 0.6353
RGB percentages85.9%, 15.7%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(319.1, 71.3%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.1, 81.7%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 81.7%, 26%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,362,786
CSS custom property--colour: #DB28A2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19186WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#24D75D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#28DB61
Analogous#BA28DB, #DB2849
Triadic#A2DB28, #28A2DB
Split complementary#49DB28, #28DBBA
Tetradic#DBBA28, #28DB61, #2849DB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G40
B162
Red219 (85.9%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue319.11°
Saturation (HSL)71.31%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G 28 · B A2
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