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Recognised as Colour

#DB5AD4

  • #DB5AD4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#DB5AD4 is a magenta with RGB values 219, 90, 212 and HSL 303°, 64%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#DB5AD4#DB5AD4
HEX#DB5AD4
RGBrgb(219, 90, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.3529, 0.8314
RGB percentages85.9%, 35.3%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(303.3, 64.2%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.3, 58.9%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 58.9%, 3.2%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,375,636
CSS custom property--colour: #DB5AD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.43:1
Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#24A52B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5083D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B95D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.8 from the original
Tritanopia#E2678Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 11.7Medium orchid · ΔE 11.8Violet · ΔE 14.1Dark orchid · ΔE 26.3Dark magenta · ΔE 26.6Medium violet red · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 11.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5ADB61
Analogous#A15ADB, #DB5A94
Triadic#D4DB5A, #5AD4DB
Split complementary#94DB5A, #5ADBA1
Tetradic#DBA25A, #5ADB61, #5A94DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6D8F5
Lighter +20%#EDAEEA
Lighter +10%#E484DF
Darker −10%#D230C9
Darker −20%#AA25A3
Darker −30%#801C7B
Darker −40%#561353
More saturated +25%#F441EA
Less saturated −25%#C273BE

Channel breakdown

R219
G90
B212
Red219 (85.9%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue303.26°
Saturation (HSL)64.18%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G 5A · B D4

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