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Recognised as Colour

#DB65E5

  • #DB65E5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DB65E5 is a magenta with RGB values 219, 101, 229 and HSL 295°, 71%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DB65E5#DB65E5
HEX#DB65E5
RGBrgb(219, 101, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.3961, 0.898
RGB percentages85.9%, 39.6%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(295.3, 71.1%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.3, 55.9%, 89.8%)
CMYK4.4%, 55.9%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,378,469
CSS custom property--colour: #DB65E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30025WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#249A1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#528CE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A9AE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56 from the original
Tritanopia#DF769Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.6Orchid · ΔE 13Violet · ΔE 13.2Dark orchid · ΔE 24.1Medium purple · ΔE 28Dark magenta · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.56, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6FE565
Analogous#9B65E5, #E565AF
Triadic#E5DB65, #65E5DB
Split complementary#AFE565, #65E59B
Tetradic#E59B65, #6FE565, #65AFE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAE8FB
Lighter +20%#EFBCF4
Lighter +10%#E591EC
Darker −10%#D139DE
Darker −20%#B621C3
Darker −30%#8E1A97
Darker −40%#65126C
More saturated +25%#EE4EFC
Less saturated −25%#C87BCF

Channel breakdown

R219
G101
B229
Red219 (85.9%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue295.31°
Saturation (HSL)71.11%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G 65 · B E5

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