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#DB128E

#db128e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#db128e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 7.06% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.78% magenta, 35.16% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 322.99°, with 84.81% saturation and 46.47% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.21.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1745

Complementary

  1. #db128e
  2. #12db5f

Split complementary

  1. #db128e
  2. #29db12
  3. #12dbc4

Analogous

  1. #c412db
  2. #db128e
  3. #db1229

Triadic

  1. #db128e
  2. #8edb12
  3. #128edb

Tetradic

  1. #db128e
  2. #db5f12
  3. #12db5f
  4. #128edb

Square

  1. #db128e
  2. #dbc412
  3. #12db5f
  4. #1229db

Monochromatic

  1. #4e0632
  2. #940c60
  3. #db128e
  4. #f049b0
  5. #f690cf

Shades

#db128e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db128e
  2. #c51080
  3. #af0e72
  4. #990d63
  5. #830b55
  6. #6e0947
  7. #580739
  8. #42052b
  9. #2c041c
  10. #16020e
  11. #000000

Tints

#db128e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db128e
  2. #df2a99
  3. #e241a5
  4. #e659b0
  5. #e971bb
  6. #ed89c7
  7. #f1a0d2
  8. #f4b8dd
  9. #f8d0e8
  10. #fbe7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db128e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db128e
  2. #d21d8d
  3. #c9288b
  4. #c0338a
  5. #b73e88
  6. #ae4987
  7. #a45486
  8. #9b5f84
  9. #926a83
  10. #897581
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a75c7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #455e91 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d808a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ec0054 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #994b90 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab668c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e60070 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db128e {
  color: #db128e;
}
Background
.bg-db128e {
  background-color: #db128e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db128e {
  border: 2px solid #db128e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db128e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 18 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 323 85% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db128e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db128e, #db1229);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db128e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 18 142 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.21 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 5.68 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 5.94 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 7.95 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.34 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.38 #ff007f Rose ΔE 9.46 #24ed71 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#db128e  rgb(219, 18, 142)  hsl(323, 85%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red
#12db5f  rgb(18, 219, 95)  hsl(143, 85%, 46%)  Malachite
#8edb12  rgb(142, 219, 18)  hsl(83, 85%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#128edb  rgb(18, 142, 219)  hsl(203, 85%, 46%)  Bleu de France