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#DB05EF

#db05ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#db05ef is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 1.96% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.37% cyan, 97.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 294.87°, with 95.9% saturation and 47.84% 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 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.78.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.214

Complementary

  1. #db05ef
  2. #19ef05

Split complementary

  1. #db05ef
  2. #8eef05
  3. #05ef66

Analogous

  1. #6605ef
  2. #db05ef
  3. #ef058e

Triadic

  1. #db05ef
  2. #efdb05
  3. #05efdb

Tetradic

  1. #db05ef
  2. #ef0519
  3. #19ef05
  4. #05efdb

Square

  1. #db05ef
  2. #ef6605
  3. #19ef05
  4. #058eef

Monochromatic

  1. #520259
  2. #9603a4
  3. #db05ef
  4. #ec45fb
  5. #f390fd

Shades

#db05ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db05ef
  2. #c505d7
  3. #af04bf
  4. #9904a7
  5. #83038f
  6. #6e0378
  7. #580260
  8. #420248
  9. #2c0130
  10. #160118
  11. #000000

Tints

#db05ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db05ef
  2. #df1ef1
  3. #e237f2
  4. #e650f4
  5. #e969f5
  6. #ed82f7
  7. #f19bf9
  8. #f4b4fa
  9. #f8cdfc
  10. #fbe6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db05ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db05ef
  2. #d211e4
  3. #c91ed9
  4. #c02ace
  5. #b736c3
  6. #ae43b8
  7. #a44fac
  8. #9b5ba1
  9. #926796
  10. #89748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac65b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4887eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df4d8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #875af2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a6aec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dd3cbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db05ef {
  color: #db05ef;
}
Background
.bg-db05ef {
  background-color: #db05ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db05ef {
  border: 2px solid #db05ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db05ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 5 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 96% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db05ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db05ef, #ef058e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db05ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 5 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.78 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 6.80 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 6.80 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.99 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.39 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 11.34 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.80 #24fa10 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#db05ef  rgb(219, 5, 239)  hsl(295, 96%, 48%)  Electric Purple
#19ef05  rgb(25, 239, 5)  hsl(115, 96%, 48%)  Lime
#efdb05  rgb(239, 219, 5)  hsl(55, 96%, 48%)  Dandelion
#05efdb  rgb(5, 239, 219)  hsl(175, 96%, 48%)  Bright Turquoise