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#DB008D

#db008d ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#db008d is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 0% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 35.62% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 321.37°, with 100% saturation and 42.94% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.79.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1698

Complementary

  1. #db008d
  2. #00db4e

Split complementary

  1. #db008d
  2. #1fdb00
  3. #00dbbb

Analogous

  1. #bb00db
  2. #db008d
  3. #db001f

Triadic

  1. #db008d
  2. #8ddb00
  3. #008ddb

Tetradic

  1. #db008d
  2. #db4e00
  3. #00db4e
  4. #008ddb

Square

  1. #db008d
  2. #dbbb00
  3. #00db4e
  4. #001fdb

Monochromatic

  1. #42002a
  2. #8e005c
  3. #db008d
  4. #ff28b3
  5. #ff75ce

Shades

#db008d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db008d
  2. #c5007f
  3. #af0071
  4. #990063
  5. #830055
  6. #6e0047
  7. #580038
  8. #42002a
  9. #2c001c
  10. #16000e
  11. #000000

Tints

#db008d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db008d
  2. #df1a98
  3. #e233a4
  4. #e64daf
  5. #e966bb
  6. #ed80c6
  7. #f199d1
  8. #f4b3dd
  9. #f8cce8
  10. #fbe6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db008d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db008d
  2. #d20d8c
  3. #c91a8a
  4. #c02689
  5. #b73388
  6. #ae4087
  7. #a44d85
  8. #9b5a84
  9. #926683
  10. #897381
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a75a7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #415c90 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b7f89 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ec0052 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98488f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa648b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6006e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db008d {
  color: #db008d;
}
Background
.bg-db008d {
  background-color: #db008d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db008d {
  border: 2px solid #db008d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db008d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 0 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 321 100% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db008d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db008d, #db001f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db008d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 0 141 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.79 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 6.12 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 6.17 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.33 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 8.43 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.93 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 9.74 #24ff72 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#db008d  rgb(219, 0, 141)  hsl(321, 100%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#00db4e  rgb(0, 219, 78)  hsl(141, 100%, 43%)  Malachite
#8ddb00  rgb(141, 219, 0)  hsl(81, 100%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#008ddb  rgb(0, 141, 219)  hsl(201, 100%, 43%)  Bleu de France