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#DB00E2

#db00e2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#db00e2 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 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.1% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 298.14°, with 100% saturation and 44.31% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 6.65.

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Relative luminance0.2055

Complementary

  1. #db00e2
  2. #07e200

Split complementary

  1. #db00e2
  2. #78e200
  3. #00e26a

Analogous

  1. #6a00e2
  2. #db00e2
  3. #e20078

Triadic

  1. #db00e2
  2. #e2db00
  3. #00e2db

Tetradic

  1. #db00e2
  2. #e20007
  3. #07e200
  4. #00e2db

Square

  1. #db00e2
  2. #e26a00
  3. #07e200
  4. #0078e2

Monochromatic

  1. #470049
  2. #910095
  3. #db00e2
  4. #f92fff
  5. #fb7cff

Shades

#db00e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db00e2
  2. #c500cb
  3. #af00b5
  4. #99009e
  5. #830088
  6. #6e0071
  7. #58005a
  8. #420044
  9. #2c002d
  10. #160017
  11. #000000

Tints

#db00e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db00e2
  2. #df1ae5
  3. #e233e8
  4. #e64deb
  5. #e966ee
  6. #ed80f1
  7. #f199f3
  8. #f4b3f6
  9. #f8ccf9
  10. #fbe6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db00e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db00e2
  2. #d20dd8
  3. #c91ace
  4. #c026c5
  5. #b733bb
  6. #ae40b1
  7. #a44da7
  8. #9b5a9d
  9. #926694
  10. #89738a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab62af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ee7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5385de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e14385 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a56e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d69df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #df34b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db00e2 {
  color: #db00e2;
}
Background
.bg-db00e2 {
  background-color: #db00e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db00e2 {
  border: 2px solid #db00e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db00e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 0 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 100% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db00e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db00e2, #e20078);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db00e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 0 226 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.65 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.90 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.52 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.52 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.35 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.41 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 11.77 #24ff1d Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#db00e2  rgb(219, 0, 226)  hsl(298, 100%, 44%)  Electric Purple
#07e200  rgb(7, 226, 0)  hsl(118, 100%, 44%)  Lime Green
#e2db00  rgb(226, 219, 0)  hsl(58, 100%, 44%)  Titanium Yellow
#00e2db  rgb(0, 226, 219)  hsl(178, 100%, 44%)  Bright Turquoise