Recognised as Colour

#DB37DC

#DB37DC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#DB37DC is a magenta with RGB values 219, 55, 220 and HSL 300°, 70%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DB37DC#DB37DC

HEX#DB37DC

RGBrgb(219, 55, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.2157, 0.8627

RGB percentages85.9%, 21.6%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(299.6, 70.2%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(299.6, 75%, 86.3%)

CMYK0.5%, 75%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,366,684

CSS custom property--colour: #DB37DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2296WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.59:1

Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#24C823

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0576E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#658BD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.8 from the original

Tritanopia#E25388no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 20.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.8 Fuchsia · ΔE 22.6 Magenta · ΔE 22.6 Dark violet · ΔE 25.7 Blue violet · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 20.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#38DC37

Analogous#8937DC, #DC378B

Triadic#DCDB37, #37DCDB

Split complementary#8BDC37, #37DC88

Tetradic#DC8937, #38DC37, #378BDC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAE5FA

Lighter +30%#F2B9F3

Lighter +20%#EB8EEB

Lighter +10%#E362E4

Darker −10%#BE21BF

Darker −20%#921A93

Darker −30%#671268

Darker −40%#3C0B3C

More saturated +25%#F81AF9

Less saturated −25%#BE54BF

Channel breakdown

R219

G55

B220

Red219 (85.9%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue299.64°

Saturation (HSL)70.21%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DB · G 37 · B DC

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