Recognised as Colour

#DB8AEA

#DB8AEA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#DB8AEA is a magenta with RGB values 219, 138, 234 and HSL 291°, 70%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

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HEX#DB8AEA

RGBrgb(219, 138, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.5412, 0.9176

RGB percentages85.9%, 54.1%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(290.6, 69.6%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.6, 41%, 91.8%)

CMYK6.4%, 41%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,387,946

CSS custom property--colour: #DB8AEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.84:1

Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#247515

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7DA2EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#93ABE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original

Tritanopia#DD95AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 10.3 Orchid · ΔE 11.2 Plum · ΔE 20 Medium purple · ΔE 21.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 23 Hot pink · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 10.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#99EA8A

Analogous#AB8AEA, #EA8AC9

Triadic#EADB8A, #8AEADB

Split complementary#C9EA8A, #8AEAAB

Tetradic#EAAB8A, #99EA8A, #8AC9EA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6E0FA

Lighter +10%#E8B5F2

Darker −10%#CE5FE2

Darker −20%#C034DA

Darker −30%#A221BA

Darker −40%#7C1A8E

More saturated +25%#E779FB

Less saturated −25%#CF9BD9

Channel breakdown

R219

G138

B234

Red219 (85.9%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue290.63°

Saturation (HSL)69.57%

Lightness72.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DB · G 8A · B EA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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