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Recognised as Colour

#DB40DD

  • #DB40DD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DB40DD is a magenta with RGB values 219, 64, 221 and HSL 299°, 70%, 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

#DB40DD#DB40DD
HEX#DB40DD
RGBrgb(219, 64, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.251, 0.8667
RGB percentages85.9%, 25.1%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(299.2, 69.8%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(299.2, 71%, 86.7%)
CMYK0.9%, 71%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,368,989
CSS custom property--colour: #DB40DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23947WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.4 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#6C6C6C
Inverted#24BF22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F7AE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#688DD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E1598Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.7 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 17.7Dark orchid · ΔE 20.3Fuchsia · ΔE 25.1Magenta · ΔE 25.1Orchid · ΔE 26.7Dark violet · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 17.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#42DD40
Analogous#8C40DD, #DD4091
Triadic#DDDB40, #40DDDB
Split complementary#91DD40, #40DD8C
Tetradic#DD8C40, #42DD40, #4091DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCEDFC
Lighter +30%#F3C2F4
Lighter +20%#EB97EC
Lighter +10%#E36BE5
Darker −10%#C523C7
Darker −20%#9A1C9B
Darker −30%#6F1470
Darker −40%#440C45
More saturated +25%#F624F9
Less saturated −25%#C05CC1

Channel breakdown

R219
G64
B221
Red219 (85.9%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue299.24°
Saturation (HSL)69.78%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G 40 · B DD

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