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#DB149C

#db149c ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#db149c is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 7.84% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.87% magenta, 28.77% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 318.99°, with 83.26% saturation and 46.86% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.22.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1796

Complementary

  1. #db149c
  2. #14db53

Split complementary

  1. #db149c
  2. #39db14
  3. #14dbb6

Analogous

  1. #b614db
  2. #db149c
  3. #db1439

Triadic

  1. #db149c
  2. #9cdb14
  3. #149cdb

Tetradic

  1. #db149c
  2. #db5314
  3. #14db53
  4. #149cdb

Square

  1. #db149c
  2. #dbb614
  3. #14db53
  4. #1439db

Monochromatic

  1. #4f0738
  2. #950e6a
  3. #db149c
  4. #ef4dbb
  5. #f593d6

Shades

#db149c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db149c
  2. #c5128c
  3. #af107d
  4. #990e6d
  5. #830c5e
  6. #6e0a4e
  7. #58083e
  8. #42062f
  9. #2c041f
  10. #160210
  11. #000000

Tints

#db149c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db149c
  2. #df2ca6
  3. #e243b0
  4. #e65bba
  5. #e972c4
  6. #ed8ace
  7. #f1a1d7
  8. #f4b9e1
  9. #f8d0eb
  10. #fbe8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db149c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db149c
  2. #d21f99
  3. #c92a96
  4. #c03494
  5. #b73f91
  6. #ae4a8e
  7. #a4558b
  8. #9b6088
  9. #926a86
  10. #897583
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a85d87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d619f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #798198 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eb005d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #974d9e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9669a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5097b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db149c {
  color: #db149c;
}
Background
.bg-db149c {
  background-color: #db149c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db149c {
  border: 2px solid #db149c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db149c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 20 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 319 83% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db149c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db149c, #db1439);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db149c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 20 156 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.22 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 6.46 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.97 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.39 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.43 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 8.82 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 10.76 #24eb63 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#db149c  rgb(219, 20, 156)  hsl(319, 83%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#14db53  rgb(20, 219, 83)  hsl(139, 83%, 47%)  Malachite
#9cdb14  rgb(156, 219, 20)  hsl(79, 83%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#149cdb  rgb(20, 156, 219)  hsl(199, 83%, 47%)  Carolina Blue