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Recognised as Colour

#DB74EB

  • #DB74EB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#DB74EB is a magenta with RGB values 219, 116, 235 and HSL 292°, 75%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#DB74EB#DB74EB
HEX#DB74EB
RGBrgb(219, 116, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.4549, 0.9216
RGB percentages85.9%, 45.5%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(291.9, 74.8%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.9, 50.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK6.8%, 50.6%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,382,315
CSS custom property--colour: #DB74EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33549WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.71:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#248B14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6295EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#81A1E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Tritanopia#DE84A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 8.3Orchid · ΔE 9.3Medium orchid · ΔE 11.8Medium purple · ΔE 23.7Dark orchid · ΔE 28.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 8.3, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84EB74
Analogous#A074EB, #EB74BF
Triadic#EBDB74, #74EBDB
Split complementary#BFEB74, #74EBA0
Tetradic#EBA074, #84EB74, #74BFEB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFAFE
Lighter +20%#F2CDF8
Lighter +10%#E7A1F1
Darker −10%#CF47E5
Darker −20%#C11FDA
Darker −30%#9919AD
Darker −40%#721281
More saturated +25%#EA60FF
Less saturated −25%#CC88D7

Channel breakdown

R219
G116
B235
Red219 (85.9%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue291.93°
Saturation (HSL)74.84%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G 74 · B EB

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