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Recognised as Colour

#DB6AEC

  • #DB6AEC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DB6AEC is a magenta with RGB values 219, 106, 236 and HSL 292°, 77%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DB6AEC#DB6AEC
HEX#DB6AEC
RGBrgb(219, 106, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.4157, 0.9255
RGB percentages85.9%, 41.6%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(292.2, 77.4%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.2, 55.1%, 92.5%)
CMYK7.2%, 55.1%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,379,756
CSS custom property--colour: #DB6AEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31424WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.28:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#249513

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5490F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A9DE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.7 from the original
Tritanopia#DE7CA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.8Violet · ΔE 13.3Orchid · ΔE 14.1Dark orchid · ΔE 23.9Medium purple · ΔE 27Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.83, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7BEC6A
Analogous#9A6AEC, #EC6ABC
Triadic#ECDB6A, #6AECDB
Split complementary#BCEC6A, #6AEC9A
Tetradic#EC9A6A, #7BEC6A, #6ABCEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF2FD
Lighter +20%#F1C4F8
Lighter +10%#E697F2
Darker −10%#D03DE6
Darker −20%#BD1BD5
Darker −30%#9515A8
Darker −40%#6C107A
More saturated +25%#E957FF
Less saturated −25%#CB7FD7

Channel breakdown

R219
G106
B236
Red219 (85.9%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue292.15°
Saturation (HSL)77.38%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G 6A · B EC

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