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#DB12EA

#db12ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#db12ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 7.06% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.41% cyan, 92.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 295.83°, with 85.71% saturation and 49.41% 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 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 6.29.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.2143

Complementary

  1. #db12ea
  2. #21ea12

Split complementary

  1. #db12ea
  2. #8dea12
  3. #12ea6f

Analogous

  1. #6f12ea
  2. #db12ea
  3. #ea128d

Triadic

  1. #db12ea
  2. #eadb12
  3. #12eadb

Tetradic

  1. #db12ea
  2. #ea1221
  3. #21ea12
  4. #12eadb

Square

  1. #db12ea
  2. #ea6f12
  3. #21ea12
  4. #128dea

Monochromatic

  1. #56075c
  2. #980da3
  3. #db12ea
  4. #e756f2
  5. #f19df7

Shades

#db12ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db12ea
  2. #c510d3
  3. #af0ebb
  4. #990da4
  5. #830b8c
  6. #6e0975
  7. #58075e
  8. #420546
  9. #2c042f
  10. #160217
  11. #000000

Tints

#db12ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db12ea
  2. #df2aec
  3. #e241ee
  4. #e659f0
  5. #e971f2
  6. #ed89f5
  7. #f1a0f7
  8. #f4b8f9
  9. #f8d0fb
  10. #fbe7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db12ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db12ea
  2. #d21ddf
  3. #c928d5
  4. #c033ca
  5. #b73ec0
  6. #ae49b5
  7. #a454aa
  8. #9b5fa0
  9. #926a95
  10. #89758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac65b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f87e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e04c8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #895aed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b6be7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #de3cb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db12ea {
  color: #db12ea;
}
Background
.bg-db12ea {
  background-color: #db12ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db12ea {
  border: 2px solid #db12ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db12ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 18 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 86% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db12ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db12ea, #ea128d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db12ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 18 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.29 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.65 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 6.72 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 6.72 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.81 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 11.76 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.86 #24ed15 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#db12ea  rgb(219, 18, 234)  hsl(296, 86%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#21ea12  rgb(33, 234, 18)  hsl(116, 86%, 49%)  Lime
#eadb12  rgb(234, 219, 18)  hsl(56, 86%, 49%)  Dandelion
#12eadb  rgb(18, 234, 219)  hsl(176, 86%, 49%)  Bright Turquoise