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#DB00A8

#db00a8 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#db00a8 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 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 23.29% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 313.97°, 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.58.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1789

Complementary

  1. #db00a8
  2. #00db33

Split complementary

  1. #db00a8
  2. #3bdb00
  3. #00dba0

Analogous

  1. #a000db
  2. #db00a8
  3. #db003b

Triadic

  1. #db00a8
  2. #a8db00
  3. #00a8db

Tetradic

  1. #db00a8
  2. #db3300
  3. #00db33
  4. #00a8db

Square

  1. #db00a8
  2. #dba000
  3. #00db33
  4. #003bdb

Monochromatic

  1. #420033
  2. #8e006d
  3. #db00a8
  4. #ff28cd
  5. #ff75df

Shades

#db00a8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db00a8
  2. #c50097
  3. #af0086
  4. #990076
  5. #830065
  6. #6e0054
  7. #580043
  8. #420032
  9. #2c0022
  10. #160011
  11. #000000

Tints

#db00a8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db00a8
  2. #df1ab1
  3. #e233b9
  4. #e64dc2
  5. #e966cb
  6. #ed80d4
  7. #f199dc
  8. #f4b3e5
  9. #f8ccee
  10. #fbe6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db00a8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db00a8
  2. #d20da4
  3. #c91aa0
  4. #c0269c
  5. #b73398
  6. #ae4094
  7. #a44d90
  8. #9b5a8c
  9. #926688
  10. #897384
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a85c8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e61ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7380a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ea0762 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #954caa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a765a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e40484 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db00a8 {
  color: #db00a8;
}
Background
.bg-db00a8 {
  background-color: #db00a8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db00a8 {
  border: 2px solid #db00a8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db00a8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 0 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 100% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db00a8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db00a8, #db003b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db00a8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 0 168 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.58 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.54 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.25 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 9.57 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 10.46 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.71 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.51 #24ff57 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#db00a8  rgb(219, 0, 168)  hsl(314, 100%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#00db33  rgb(0, 219, 51)  hsl(134, 100%, 43%)  Malachite
#a8db00  rgb(168, 219, 0)  hsl(74, 100%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#00a8db  rgb(0, 168, 219)  hsl(194, 100%, 43%)  Carolina Blue