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#DB00A6

#db00a6 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#db00a6 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 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 24.2% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 314.52°, 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.29.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1781

Complementary

  1. #db00a6
  2. #00db35

Split complementary

  1. #db00a6
  2. #39db00
  3. #00dba2

Analogous

  1. #a200db
  2. #db00a6
  3. #db0039

Triadic

  1. #db00a6
  2. #a6db00
  3. #00a6db

Tetradic

  1. #db00a6
  2. #db3500
  3. #00db35
  4. #00a6db

Square

  1. #db00a6
  2. #dba200
  3. #00db35
  4. #0039db

Monochromatic

  1. #420032
  2. #8e006c
  3. #db00a6
  4. #ff28cb
  5. #ff75de

Shades

#db00a6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db00a6
  2. #c50095
  3. #af0085
  4. #990074
  5. #830064
  6. #6e0053
  7. #580042
  8. #420032
  9. #2c0021
  10. #160011
  11. #000000

Tints

#db00a6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db00a6
  2. #df1aaf
  3. #e233b8
  4. #e64dc1
  5. #e966ca
  6. #ed80d3
  7. #f199db
  8. #f4b3e4
  9. #f8cced
  10. #fbe6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db00a6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db00a6
  2. #d20da2
  3. #c91a9e
  4. #c0269b
  5. #b73397
  6. #ae4093
  7. #a44d8f
  8. #9b5a8b
  9. #926688
  10. #897384
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 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 #3061a9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7480a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ea0261 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #954ca8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a765a4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e40182 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db00a6 {
  color: #db00a6;
}
Background
.bg-db00a6 {
  background-color: #db00a6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db00a6 {
  border: 2px solid #db00a6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db00a6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 0 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 100% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db00a6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db00a6, #db0039);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db00a6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 0 166 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.29 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.65 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.03 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 9.46 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 10.26 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.39 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.79 #24ff59 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#db00a6  rgb(219, 0, 166)  hsl(315, 100%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#00db35  rgb(0, 219, 53)  hsl(135, 100%, 43%)  Malachite
#a6db00  rgb(166, 219, 0)  hsl(75, 100%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#00a6db  rgb(0, 166, 219)  hsl(195, 100%, 43%)  Carolina Blue