Colour

#DB2BE1

#DB2BE1
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Fuchsia

#DB2BE1 is a magenta with RGB values 219, 43, 225 and HSL 298°, 75%, 53%. 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

#DB2BE1#DB2BE1

HEX#DB2BE1

RGBrgb(219, 43, 225)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.1686, 0.8824

RGB percentages85.9%, 16.9%, 88.2%

HSLhsl(298, 75.2%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(298, 80.9%, 88.2%)

CMYK2.7%, 80.9%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,363,617

CSS custom property--colour: #DB2BE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.44:1

Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#24D41E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0074E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D89DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.4 from the original

Tritanopia#E14F89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 17.8 Magenta · ΔE 17.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.7 Dark violet · ΔE 22.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.8 Blue violet · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 17.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#31E12B

Analogous#802BE1, #E12B8C

Triadic#E1DB2B, #2BE1DB

Split complementary#8CE12B, #2BE180

Tetradic#E1802B, #31E12B, #2B8CE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F9DEFA

Lighter +30%#F2B1F4

Lighter +20%#EA84EE

Lighter +10%#E358E7

Darker −10%#B91BBE

Darker −20%#8D1591

Darker −30%#620E65

Darker −40%#360838

More saturated +25%#F70DFF

Less saturated −25%#BF49C3

Channel breakdown

R219

G43

B225

Red219 (85.9%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue225 (88.2%)

Hue298.02°

Saturation (HSL)75.21%

Lightness52.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DB · G 2B · B E1

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Colour values

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