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Recognised as Colour

#DB3A9F

  • #DB3A9F
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#DB3A9F is a magenta with RGB values 219, 58, 159 and HSL 322°, 69%, 54%. 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

#DB3A9F#DB3A9F
HEX#DB3A9F
RGBrgb(219, 58, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.2275, 0.6235
RGB percentages85.9%, 22.7%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(322.4, 69.1%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.4, 73.5%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 73.5%, 27.4%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,367,391
CSS custom property--colour: #DB3A9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20589WCAG 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 5.12:1
Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#24C560

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#516CA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#80879Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.5 from the original
Tritanopia#EA3568no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 8.6Hot pink · ΔE 16.2Deep pink · ΔE 20Orchid · ΔE 23.7Violet · ΔE 28.4Dark magenta · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 8.58, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3ADB76
Analogous#C73ADB, #DB3A4E
Triadic#9FDB3A, #3A9FDB
Split complementary#4EDB3A, #3ADBC7
Tetradic#DBC63A, #3ADB76, #3A4EDB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBE6F3
Lighter +30%#F3BBDE
Lighter +20%#EB90C9
Lighter +10%#E365B4
Darker −10%#BF2385
Darker −20%#941B67
Darker −30%#691349
Darker −40%#3E0B2B
More saturated +25%#F81DA6
Less saturated −25%#BE5798

Channel breakdown

R219
G58
B159
Red219 (85.9%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue322.36°
Saturation (HSL)69.1%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G 3A · B 9F

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