Recognised as Colour
#DB32AD
- #DB32AD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#DB32AD is a magenta with RGB values 219, 50, 173 and HSL 316°, 70%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#DB32AD#DB32AD
HEX#DB32AD
RGBrgb(219, 50, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.1961, 0.6784
RGB percentages85.9%, 19.6%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(316.3, 70.1%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316.3, 77.2%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 77.2%, 21%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,365,357
CSS custom property--colour: #DB32AD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20358WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#24CD52
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#32DB60
Analogous#B532DB, #DB3259
Triadic#ADDB32, #32ADDB
Split complementary#58DB32, #32DBB5
Tetradic#DBB532, #32DB60, #3259DB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G50
B173
Red219 (85.9%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue316.33°
Saturation (HSL)70.12%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G 32 · B AD
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