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Recognised as Colour

#DB3EE1

  • #DB3EE1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DB3EE1 is a magenta with RGB values 219, 62, 225 and HSL 298°, 73%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DB3EE1#DB3EE1
HEX#DB3EE1
RGBrgb(219, 62, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.2431, 0.8824
RGB percentages85.9%, 24.3%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(297.8, 73.1%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.8, 72.4%, 88.2%)
CMYK2.7%, 72.4%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,368,481
CSS custom property--colour: #DB3EE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23942WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.79:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#24C11E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0E7AE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66 from the original
Deuteranopia#658DDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69 from the original
Tritanopia#E1598Dno 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 text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 19.3Dark orchid · ΔE 20Fuchsia · ΔE 22.9Magenta · ΔE 22.9Dark violet · ΔE 25.3Blue violet · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 19.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#44E13E
Analogous#8A3EE1, #E13E95
Triadic#E1DB3E, #3EE1DB
Split complementary#96E13E, #3EE18A
Tetradic#E18A3E, #44E13E, #3E95E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCEFFC
Lighter +30%#F4C2F6
Lighter +20%#EB96EF
Lighter +10%#E36AE8
Darker −10%#C620CC
Darker −20%#9B19A0
Darker −30%#701274
Darker −40%#460B48
More saturated +25%#F522FD
Less saturated −25%#C15AC5

Channel breakdown

R219
G62
B225
Red219 (85.9%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue297.79°
Saturation (HSL)73.09%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G 3E · B E1

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