Recognised as Colour
#DB87E6
- #DB87E6
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#DB87E6 is a magenta with RGB values 219, 135, 230 and HSL 293°, 66%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#DB87E6#DB87E6
HEX#DB87E6
RGBrgb(219, 135, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.5294, 0.902
RGB percentages85.9%, 52.9%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(293.1, 65.5%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.1, 41.3%, 90.2%)
CMYK4.8%, 41.3%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,387,174
CSS custom property--colour: #DB87E6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.62:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#247819
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#92E687
Analogous#AB87E6, #E687C1
Triadic#E6DB87, #87E6DB
Split complementary#C1E687, #87E6AC
Tetradic#E6AC87, #92E687, #87C1E6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G135
B230
Red219 (85.9%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue293.05°
Saturation (HSL)65.52%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G 87 · B E6
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