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Recognised as Colour

#DB79E4

  • #DB79E4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#DB79E4 is a magenta with RGB values 219, 121, 228 and HSL 295°, 66%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#DB79E4#DB79E4
HEX#DB79E4
RGBrgb(219, 121, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.4745, 0.8941
RGB percentages85.9%, 47.5%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(295, 66.5%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295, 46.9%, 89.4%)
CMYK3.9%, 46.9%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,383,588
CSS custom property--colour: #DB79E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.87:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#24861B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C97E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original
Deuteranopia#88A2E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Tritanopia#DF86A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 5Violet · ΔE 5.5Medium orchid · ΔE 15.6Medium purple · ΔE 22.9Plum · ΔE 28Hot pink · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 4.97, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#82E479
Analogous#A579E4, #E479B8
Triadic#E4DB79, #79E4DB
Split complementary#B8E479, #79E4A5
Tetradic#E4A579, #82E479, #79B8E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF8FE
Lighter +20%#F2CEF5
Lighter +10%#E6A3ED
Darker −10%#D04FDB
Darker −20%#C029CE
Darker −30%#9821A3
Darker −40%#711879
More saturated +25%#EC65F8
Less saturated −25%#CA8DD0

Channel breakdown

R219
G121
B228
Red219 (85.9%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue294.95°
Saturation (HSL)66.46%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G 79 · B E4

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