Recognised as Colour

#DB3ED3

#DB3ED3
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#DB3ED3 is a magenta with RGB values 219, 62, 211 and HSL 303°, 69%, 55%. 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

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HEX#DB3ED3

RGBrgb(219, 62, 211)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.2431, 0.8275

RGB percentages85.9%, 24.3%, 82.7%

HSLhsl(303.1, 68.6%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(303.1, 71.7%, 85.9%)

CMYK0%, 71.7%, 3.7%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,368,467

CSS custom property--colour: #DB3ED3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23208WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.64:1

Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#24C12C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2C77D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D8CCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.8 from the original

Tritanopia#E35385no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 16.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.3 Orchid · ΔE 23.9 Violet · ΔE 25.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 26.8 Fuchsia · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 16.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3EDB46

Analogous#943EDB, #DB3E85

Triadic#D3DB3E, #3ED3DB

Split complementary#84DB3E, #3EDB94

Tetradic#DB953E, #3EDB46, #3E85DB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBEAFA

Lighter +30%#F3BFF0

Lighter +20%#EB94E7

Lighter +10%#E369DD

Darker −10%#C224BA

Darker −20%#971C91

Darker −30%#6C1467

Darker −40%#410C3E

More saturated +25%#F821ED

Less saturated −25%#BE5BB9

Channel breakdown

R219

G62

B211

Red219 (85.9%)

Green62 (24.3%)

Blue211 (82.7%)

Hue303.06°

Saturation (HSL)68.56%

Lightness55.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DB · G 3E · B D3

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