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#DB00A3

#db00a3 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#db00a3 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 0% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 25.57% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 315.34°, with 100% saturation and 42.94% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.86.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.177

Complementary

  1. #db00a3
  2. #00db38

Split complementary

  1. #db00a3
  2. #36db00
  3. #00dba5

Analogous

  1. #a500db
  2. #db00a3
  3. #db0036

Triadic

  1. #db00a3
  2. #a3db00
  3. #00a3db

Tetradic

  1. #db00a3
  2. #db3800
  3. #00db38
  4. #00a3db

Square

  1. #db00a3
  2. #dba500
  3. #00db38
  4. #0036db

Monochromatic

  1. #420031
  2. #8e006a
  3. #db00a3
  4. #ff28c8
  5. #ff75dc

Shades

#db00a3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db00a3
  2. #c50093
  3. #af0082
  4. #990072
  5. #830062
  6. #6e0052
  7. #580041
  8. #420031
  9. #2c0021
  10. #160010
  11. #000000

Tints

#db00a3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db00a3
  2. #df1aac
  3. #e233b5
  4. #e64dbf
  5. #e966c8
  6. #ed80d1
  7. #f199da
  8. #f4b3e3
  9. #f8cced
  10. #fbe6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db00a3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db00a3
  2. #d20da0
  3. #c91a9c
  4. #c02699
  5. #b73395
  6. #ae4092
  7. #a44d8e
  8. #9b5a8b
  9. #926687
  10. #897384
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a85c8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3360a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #75809f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ea005f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #964ba5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a865a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e40080 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db00a3 {
  color: #db00a3;
}
Background
.bg-db00a3 {
  background-color: #db00a3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db00a3 {
  border: 2px solid #db00a3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db00a3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 0 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 100% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db00a3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db00a3, #db0036);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db00a3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 0 163 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.86 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.70 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.84 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 9.30 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.89 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 9.98 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 11.71 #24ff5c Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#db00a3  rgb(219, 0, 163)  hsl(315, 100%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#00db38  rgb(0, 219, 56)  hsl(135, 100%, 43%)  Malachite
#a3db00  rgb(163, 219, 0)  hsl(75, 100%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#00a3db  rgb(0, 163, 219)  hsl(195, 100%, 43%)  Carolina Blue