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Recognised as Colour

#DB8EC3

  • #DB8EC3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#DB8EC3 is a magenta with RGB values 219, 142, 195 and HSL 319°, 52%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#DB8EC3#DB8EC3
HEX#DB8EC3
RGBrgb(219, 142, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.5569, 0.7647
RGB percentages85.9%, 55.7%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(318.7, 51.7%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.7, 35.2%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 35.2%, 11%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,388,931
CSS custom property--colour: #DB8EC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.67:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#24713C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#909FC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3ABC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E390A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 9.4Pale violetred · ΔE 19.5Light pink · ΔE 25.7Orchid · ΔE 27Thistle · ΔE 27.2Pink · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 9.44, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EDBA6
Analogous#CC8EDB, #DB8E9C
Triadic#C3DB8E, #8EC3DB
Split complementary#9DDB8E, #8EDBCC
Tetradic#DBCC8E, #8EDBA6, #8E9CDB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4DBEC
Lighter +10%#E7B5D8
Darker −10%#CF67AE
Darker −20%#C2419A
Darker −30%#9E327C
Darker −40%#77265E
More saturated +25%#EE7BCA
Less saturated −25%#C8A1BC

Channel breakdown

R219
G142
B195
Red219 (85.9%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue318.7°
Saturation (HSL)51.68%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G 8E · B C3

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