Colour

#DB88E2

#DB88E2
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#DB88E2 is a magenta with RGB values 219, 136, 226 and HSL 295°, 61%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#DB88E2

RGBrgb(219, 136, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.5333, 0.8863

RGB percentages85.9%, 53.3%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(295.3, 60.8%, 71%)

HSV / HSBhsv(295.3, 39.8%, 88.6%)

CMYK3.1%, 39.8%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,387,426

CSS custom property--colour: #DB88E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness176.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.63:1

Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#24771D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7FA0E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#95AADFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original

Tritanopia#DF92ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 11.2 Violet · ΔE 11.6 Plum · ΔE 17.7 Medium purple · ΔE 23.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.6 Hot pink · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 11.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8FE288

Analogous#AE88E2, #E288BC

Triadic#E2DB88, #88E2DB

Split complementary#BCE288, #88E2AE

Tetradic#E2AE88, #8FE288, #88BCE2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4DAF6

Lighter +10%#E7B1EC

Darker −10%#CF5FD8

Darker −20%#C236CE

Darker −30%#9E29A8

Darker −40%#781F7F

More saturated +25%#EB75F4

Less saturated −25%#CB9BCF

Channel breakdown

R219

G136

B226

Red219 (85.9%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue295.33°

Saturation (HSL)60.81%

Lightness70.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DB · G 88 · B E2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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