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Recognised as Colour

#DB3BAD

  • #DB3BAD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#DB3BAD is a magenta with RGB values 219, 59, 173 and HSL 317°, 69%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#DB3BAD#DB3BAD
HEX#DB3BAD
RGBrgb(219, 59, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.2314, 0.6784
RGB percentages85.9%, 23.1%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(317.3, 69%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.3, 73.1%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 73.1%, 21%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,367,661
CSS custom property--colour: #DB3BAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21205WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.24:1
Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#24C452

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A6EB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C88A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E93D70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 13.6Orchid · ΔE 20.5Hot pink · ΔE 20.8Deep pink · ΔE 24.3Medium orchid · ΔE 24.7Violet · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 13.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3BDB69
Analogous#B93BDB, #DB3B5D
Triadic#ADDB3B, #3BADDB
Split complementary#5DDB3B, #3BDBB9
Tetradic#DBB93B, #3BDB69, #3B5DDB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBE7F5
Lighter +30%#F3BCE3
Lighter +20%#EB91D1
Lighter +10%#E366BF
Darker −10%#C02393
Darker −20%#951B72
Darker −30%#6A1351
Darker −40%#3F0B30
More saturated +25%#F81EB9
Less saturated −25%#BE58A1

Channel breakdown

R219
G59
B173
Red219 (85.9%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue317.25°
Saturation (HSL)68.97%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G 3B · B AD

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