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Recognised as Colour

#DB599D

  • #DB599D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Hot pink

#DB599D is a magenta with RGB values 219, 89, 157 and HSL 329°, 64%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#DB599D#DB599D
HEX#DB599D
RGBrgb(219, 89, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.349, 0.6157
RGB percentages85.9%, 34.9%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(328.6, 64.4%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(328.6, 59.4%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 59.4%, 28.3%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,375,325
CSS custom property--colour: #DB599D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24639WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.93:1
Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#24A662

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A7A9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E919Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.4 from the original
Tritanopia#EA5374no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 11Pale violetred · ΔE 17.2Medium violet red · ΔE 18.4Orchid · ΔE 24.2Deep pink · ΔE 27.4Violet · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 10.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59DB97
Analogous#D859DB, #DB595C
Triadic#9DDB59, #599DDB
Split complementary#5CDB59, #59DBD8
Tetradic#DBD859, #59DB97, #595CDB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6D7E7
Lighter +20%#EDADCE
Lighter +10%#E483B6
Darker −10%#D22F84
Darker −20%#A9256A
Darker −30%#7F1C50
Darker −40%#551336
More saturated +25%#F4409E
Less saturated −25%#C2729C

Channel breakdown

R219
G89
B157
Red219 (85.9%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue328.62°
Saturation (HSL)64.36%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G 59 · B 9D

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