Colour

#DB36D3

#DB36D3
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#DB36D3 is a magenta with RGB values 219, 54, 211 and HSL 303°, 70%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#DB36D3

RGBrgb(219, 54, 211)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.2118, 0.8275

RGB percentages85.9%, 21.2%, 82.7%

HSLhsl(302.9, 69.6%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(302.9, 75.3%, 85.9%)

CMYK0%, 75.3%, 3.7%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,366,419

CSS custom property--colour: #DB36D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22402WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1

Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#24C92C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1E74D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A8ACFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.7 from the original

Tritanopia#E34D83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 19.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.2 Fuchsia · ΔE 25.8 Magenta · ΔE 25.8 Orchid · ΔE 26.8 Dark magenta · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 19.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#36DB3E

Analogous#9036DB, #DB3681

Triadic#D3DB36, #36D3DB

Split complementary#81DB36, #36DB90

Tetradic#DB9036, #36DB3E, #3681DB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAE3F9

Lighter +30%#F2B8EF

Lighter +20%#EA8DE6

Lighter +10%#E361DC

Darker −10%#BC22B5

Darker −20%#911A8B

Darker −30%#661262

Darker −40%#3B0A38

More saturated +25%#F918EE

Less saturated −25%#BD54B8

Channel breakdown

R219

G54

B211

Red219 (85.9%)

Green54 (21.2%)

Blue211 (82.7%)

Hue302.91°

Saturation (HSL)69.62%

Lightness53.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DB · G 36 · B D3

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Colour values

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