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Recognised as Colour

#DB41E2

  • #DB41E2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DB41E2 is a magenta with RGB values 219, 65, 226 and HSL 297°, 74%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DB41E2#DB41E2
HEX#DB41E2
RGBrgb(219, 65, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.2549, 0.8863
RGB percentages85.9%, 25.5%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(297.4, 73.5%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.4, 71.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK3.1%, 71.2%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,369,250
CSS custom property--colour: #DB41E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24332WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.87:1
Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#24BE1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#157BE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#668EDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.3 from the original
Tritanopia#E15C8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 18.6Dark orchid · ΔE 19.8Fuchsia · ΔE 23.6Magenta · ΔE 23.6Dark violet · ΔE 25.5Orchid · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 18.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#48E241
Analogous#8A41E2, #E24199
Triadic#E2DB41, #41E2DB
Split complementary#99E241, #41E28A
Tetradic#E28A41, #48E241, #4199E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDF2FD
Lighter +30%#F4C6F6
Lighter +20%#EC99F0
Lighter +10%#E36DE9
Darker −10%#C920D0
Darker −20%#9E19A4
Darker −30%#731278
Darker −40%#490C4B
More saturated +25%#F426FD
Less saturated −25%#C25CC7

Channel breakdown

R219
G65
B226
Red219 (85.9%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue297.39°
Saturation (HSL)73.52%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G 41 · B E2

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