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#DB0498

#db0498 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#db0498 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 1.57% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.17% magenta, 30.59% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 318.7°, with 96.41% saturation and 43.73% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.53.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1741

Complementary

  1. #db0498
  2. #04db47

Split complementary

  1. #db0498
  2. #2cdb04
  3. #04dbb3

Analogous

  1. #b304db
  2. #db0498
  3. #db042c

Triadic

  1. #db0498
  2. #98db04
  3. #0498db

Tetradic

  1. #db0498
  2. #db4704
  3. #04db47
  4. #0498db

Square

  1. #db0498
  2. #dbb304
  3. #04db47
  4. #042cdb

Monochromatic

  1. #450130
  2. #900364
  3. #db0498
  4. #fb30bc
  5. #fd7bd4

Shades

#db0498 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db0498
  2. #c50489
  3. #af037a
  4. #99036a
  5. #83025b
  6. #6e024c
  7. #58023d
  8. #42012e
  9. #2c011e
  10. #16000f
  11. #000000

Tints

#db0498 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db0498
  2. #df1da2
  3. #e236ad
  4. #e64fb7
  5. #e968c1
  6. #ed82cc
  7. #f19bd6
  8. #f4b4e0
  9. #f8cdea
  10. #fbe6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db0498 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db0498
  2. #d21096
  3. #c91d93
  4. #c02991
  5. #b7368e
  6. #ae428c
  7. #a44e8a
  8. #9b5b87
  9. #926785
  10. #897482
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a75b84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c5f9b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #798094 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eb0059 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #974a9a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a96596 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e50077 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db0498 {
  color: #db0498;
}
Background
.bg-db0498 {
  background-color: #db0498;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db0498 {
  border: 2px solid #db0498;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db0498;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 4 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 319 96% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db0498 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db0498, #db042c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db0498 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 4 152 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.53 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 6.59 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 7.97 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 8.71 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.80 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 8.96 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 10.38 #24fb67 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#db0498  rgb(219, 4, 152)  hsl(319, 96%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#04db47  rgb(4, 219, 71)  hsl(139, 96%, 44%)  Malachite
#98db04  rgb(152, 219, 4)  hsl(79, 96%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#0498db  rgb(4, 152, 219)  hsl(199, 96%, 44%)  Carolina Blue