Colour

#DB49DD

#DB49DD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#DB49DD is a magenta with RGB values 219, 73, 221 and HSL 299°, 69%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#DB49DD

RGBrgb(219, 73, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.2863, 0.8667

RGB percentages85.9%, 28.6%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(299.2, 68.5%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(299.2, 67%, 86.7%)

CMYK0.9%, 67%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,371,293

CSS custom property--colour: #DB49DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25046WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.01:1

Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#24B622

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#307DE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D90D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.9 from the original

Tritanopia#E15F8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.6 Orchid · ΔE 23 Violet · ΔE 23.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 28.2 Fuchsia · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4BDD49

Analogous#9149DD, #DD4995

Triadic#DDDB49, #49DDDB

Split complementary#95DD49, #49DD91

Tetradic#DD9149, #4BDD49, #4995DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDF5FD

Lighter +30%#F4CAF5

Lighter +20%#EC9FED

Lighter +10%#E374E5

Darker −10%#CA26CD

Darker −20%#A01EA2

Darker −30%#751677

Darker −40%#4B0E4C

More saturated +25%#F52EF8

Less saturated −25%#C164C2

Channel breakdown

R219

G73

B221

Red219 (85.9%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue299.19°

Saturation (HSL)68.52%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DB · G 49 · B DD

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Colour values

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