Recognised as Colour
#DB9DE5
- #DB9DE5
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DB9DE5 is a magenta with RGB values 219, 157, 229 and HSL 292°, 58%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DB9DE5#DB9DE5
HEX#DB9DE5
RGBrgb(219, 157, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.6157, 0.898
RGB percentages85.9%, 61.6%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(291.7, 58.1%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.7, 31.4%, 89.8%)
CMYK4.4%, 31.4%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,392,805
CSS custom property--colour: #DB9DE5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.97:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#24621A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A7E59D
Analogous#B79DE5, #E59DCB
Triadic#E5DB9D, #9DE5DB
Split complementary#CBE59D, #9DE5B7
Tetradic#E5B79D, #A7E59D, #9DCBE5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G157
B229
Red219 (85.9%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue291.67°
Saturation (HSL)58.06%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G 9D · B E5
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