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Recognised as Colour

#DB5AD5

  • #DB5AD5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DB5AD5 is a magenta with RGB values 219, 90, 213 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 Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DB5AD5#DB5AD5
HEX#DB5AD5
RGBrgb(219, 90, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.3529, 0.8353
RGB percentages85.9%, 35.3%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(302.8, 64.2%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302.8, 58.9%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 58.9%, 2.7%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,375,637
CSS custom property--colour: #DB5AD5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.44:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#24A52A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F83D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B95D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E2688Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.5Orchid · ΔE 12Violet · ΔE 14.2Dark orchid · ΔE 25.9Dark magenta · ΔE 26.7Medium violet red · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5ADB60
Analogous#A15ADB, #DB5A94
Triadic#D5DB5A, #5AD5DB
Split complementary#95DB5A, #5ADBA1
Tetradic#DBA05A, #5ADB60, #5A94DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6D8F5
Lighter +20%#EDAEEA
Lighter +10%#E484E0
Darker −10%#D230CA
Darker −20%#AA25A4
Darker −30%#801C7B
Darker −40%#561353
More saturated +25%#F441EC
Less saturated −25%#C273BE

Channel breakdown

R219
G90
B213
Red219 (85.9%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue302.79°
Saturation (HSL)64.18%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G 5A · B D5

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