Recognised as Colour

#DB5EE8

#DB5EE8
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#DB5EE8 is a magenta with RGB values 219, 94, 232 and HSL 294°, 75%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#DB5EE8

RGBrgb(219, 94, 232)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.3686, 0.9098

RGB percentages85.9%, 36.9%, 91%

HSLhsl(294.3, 75%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(294.3, 59.5%, 91%)

CMYK5.6%, 59.5%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,376,680

CSS custom property--colour: #DB5EE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.78:1

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

Contrast with black6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#24A117

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4689ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7398E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.3 from the original

Tritanopia#DF729Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.6 from the original

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

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

Contrast with black, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.6 Violet · ΔE 17.8 Orchid · ΔE 17.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 29.8 Medium purple · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6BE85E

Analogous#965EE8, #E85EB0

Triadic#E8DB5E, #5EE8DB

Split complementary#B0E85E, #5EE896

Tetradic#E8965E, #6BE85E, #5EB0E8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9E4FB

Lighter +20%#EFB7F5

Lighter +10%#E58BEE

Darker −10%#D131E2

Darker −20%#B41CC4

Darker −30%#8B1697

Darker −40%#620F6B

More saturated +25%#EE47FF

Less saturated −25%#C875D1

Channel breakdown

R219

G94

B232

Red219 (85.9%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue232 (91%)

Hue294.35°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness63.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DB · G 5E · B E8

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