Colour

#DB6DEA

#DB6DEA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#DB6DEA is a magenta with RGB values 219, 109, 234 and HSL 293°, 75%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#DB6DEA

RGBrgb(219, 109, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.4275, 0.9176

RGB percentages85.9%, 42.7%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(292.8, 74.9%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292.8, 53.4%, 91.8%)

CMYK6.4%, 53.4%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,380,522

CSS custom property--colour: #DB6DEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.39:1

Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#249215

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5991EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D9EE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original

Tritanopia#DE7EA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.1 Violet · ΔE 11.1 Orchid · ΔE 11.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.5 Medium purple · ΔE 25.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7CEA6D

Analogous#9C6DEA, #EA6DBB

Triadic#EADB6D, #6DEADB

Split complementary#BAEA6D, #6DEA9D

Tetradic#EA9D6D, #7CEA6D, #6DBBEA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCF3FD

Lighter +20%#F1C6F7

Lighter +10%#E69AF0

Darker −10%#D040E4

Darker −20%#BD1ED3

Darker −30%#9518A6

Darker −40%#6D117A

More saturated +25%#EB58FF

Less saturated −25%#CB82D5

Channel breakdown

R219

G109

B234

Red219 (85.9%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue292.8°

Saturation (HSL)74.85%

Lightness67.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DB · G 6D · B EA

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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