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Recognised as Colour

#DB2EB2

  • #DB2EB2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#DB2EB2 is a magenta with RGB values 219, 46, 178 and HSL 314°, 71%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#DB2EB2#DB2EB2
HEX#DB2EB2
RGBrgb(219, 46, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.1804, 0.698
RGB percentages85.9%, 18%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(314.2, 70.6%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.2, 79%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 79%, 18.7%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,364,338
CSS custom property--colour: #DB2EB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#24D14D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C6BB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7686AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E8356Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 17.6Orchid · ΔE 23.3Medium orchid · ΔE 23.7Dark magenta · ΔE 24.9Hot pink · ΔE 26.4Deep pink · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 17.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2EDB57
Analogous#AE2EDB, #DB2E5B
Triadic#B2DB2E, #2EB2DB
Split complementary#5CDB2E, #2EDBAE
Tetradic#DBAD2E, #2EDB57, #2E5BDB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9DCF2
Lighter +30%#F1B1E2
Lighter +20%#EA85D2
Lighter +10%#E25AC2
Darker −10%#B71F93
Darker −20%#8B1870
Darker −30%#60104D
Darker −40%#34092A
More saturated +25%#FA0FC2
Less saturated −25%#BC4DA2

Channel breakdown

R219
G46
B178
Red219 (85.9%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue314.22°
Saturation (HSL)70.61%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G 2E · B B2

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