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#DB00A5

#db00a5 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#db00a5 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 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 24.66% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 314.79°, 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.14.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1778

Complementary

  1. #db00a5
  2. #00db36

Split complementary

  1. #db00a5
  2. #38db00
  3. #00dba3

Analogous

  1. #a300db
  2. #db00a5
  3. #db0038

Triadic

  1. #db00a5
  2. #a5db00
  3. #00a5db

Tetradic

  1. #db00a5
  2. #db3600
  3. #00db36
  4. #00a5db

Square

  1. #db00a5
  2. #dba300
  3. #00db36
  4. #0038db

Monochromatic

  1. #420032
  2. #8e006b
  3. #db00a5
  4. #ff28ca
  5. #ff75dd

Shades

#db00a5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db00a5
  2. #c50095
  3. #af0084
  4. #990074
  5. #830063
  6. #6e0053
  7. #580042
  8. #420032
  9. #2c0021
  10. #160011
  11. #000000

Tints

#db00a5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db00a5
  2. #df1aae
  3. #e233b7
  4. #e64dc0
  5. #e966c9
  6. #ed80d2
  7. #f199db
  8. #f4b3e4
  9. #f8cced
  10. #fbe6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db00a5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db00a5
  2. #d20da1
  3. #c91a9e
  4. #c0269a
  5. #b73396
  6. #ae4093
  7. #a44d8f
  8. #9b5a8b
  9. #926687
  10. #897384
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a85c8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3161a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7480a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ea0060 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #954ba7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a765a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e40081 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db00a5 {
  color: #db00a5;
}
Background
.bg-db00a5 {
  background-color: #db00a5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db00a5 {
  border: 2px solid #db00a5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db00a5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 0 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 100% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db00a5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db00a5, #db0038);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db00a5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 0 165 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.14 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.71 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.91 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 9.40 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 10.17 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.22 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 11.80 #24ff5a Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#db00a5  rgb(219, 0, 165)  hsl(315, 100%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#00db36  rgb(0, 219, 54)  hsl(135, 100%, 43%)  Malachite
#a5db00  rgb(165, 219, 0)  hsl(75, 100%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#00a5db  rgb(0, 165, 219)  hsl(195, 100%, 43%)  Carolina Blue