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Recognised as Colour

#DB42EA

  • #DB42EA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#DB42EA is a magenta with RGB values 219, 66, 234 and HSL 295°, 80%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#DB42EA#DB42EA
HEX#DB42EA
RGBrgb(219, 66, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.2588, 0.9176
RGB percentages85.9%, 25.9%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(294.6, 80%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.6, 71.8%, 91.8%)
CMYK6.4%, 71.8%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,369,514
CSS custom property--colour: #DB42EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24897WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.98:1
Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#24BD15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007DEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#618FE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.3 from the original
Tritanopia#DF6093no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 19.5Medium orchid · ΔE 20.6Fuchsia · ΔE 21.3Magenta · ΔE 21.3Dark violet · ΔE 23.4Blue violet · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 19.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#51EA42
Analogous#8742EA, #EA42A5
Triadic#EADB42, #42EADB
Split complementary#A5EA42, #42EA87
Tetradic#EA8742, #51EA42, #42A5EA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFAFE
Lighter +30%#F5CCF9
Lighter +20%#EC9EF4
Lighter +10%#E470EF
Darker −10%#CE19E0
Darker −20%#A414B2
Darker −30%#7A0F84
Darker −40%#500A56
More saturated +25%#EC2DFF
Less saturated −25%#C55CD0

Channel breakdown

R219
G66
B234
Red219 (85.9%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue294.64°
Saturation (HSL)80%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G 42 · B EA

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