Recognised as Colour

#DB9FD5

#DB9FD5
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#DB9FD5 is a magenta with RGB values 219, 159, 213 and HSL 306°, 45%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#DB9FD5

RGBrgb(219, 159, 213)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.6235, 0.8353

RGB percentages85.9%, 62.4%, 83.5%

HSLhsl(306, 45.5%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(306, 27.4%, 85.9%)

CMYK0%, 27.4%, 2.7%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,393,301

CSS custom property--colour: #DB9FD5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4466WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.93:1

Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#24602A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9DADD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#ABB5D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Tritanopia#E0A3B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 3.7 Thistle · ΔE 21.4 Light pink · ΔE 25.3 Pink · ΔE 25.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 3.72, a close match

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9FDBA5

Analogous#C39FDB, #DB9FB7

Triadic#D5DB9F, #9FD5DB

Split complementary#B7DB9F, #9FDBC3

Tetradic#DBC39F, #9FDBA5, #9FB7DB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7E9F5

Lighter +10%#E9C4E5

Darker −10%#CD7AC5

Darker −20%#BF55B5

Darker −30%#A43D99

Darker −40%#7F2F77

More saturated +25%#EC8FE2

Less saturated −25%#CBB0C8

Channel breakdown

R219

G159

B213

Red219 (85.9%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue213 (83.5%)

Hue306°

Saturation (HSL)45.45%

Lightness74.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DB · G 9F · B D5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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