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#DB16CF

#db16cf ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#db16cf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 8.63% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.95% magenta, 5.48% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 303.65°, with 81.74% saturation and 47.25% 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 7.09.

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Relative luminance0.2014

Complementary

  1. #db16cf
  2. #16db22

Split complementary

  1. #db16cf
  2. #6ddb16
  3. #16db84

Analogous

  1. #8416db
  2. #db16cf
  3. #db166d

Triadic

  1. #db16cf
  2. #cfdb16
  3. #16cfdb

Tetradic

  1. #db16cf
  2. #db2216
  3. #16db22
  4. #16cfdb

Square

  1. #db16cf
  2. #db8416
  3. #16db22
  4. #166ddb

Monochromatic

  1. #50084c
  2. #950f8d
  3. #db16cf
  4. #ed50e4
  5. #f496ef

Shades

#db16cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db16cf
  2. #c514ba
  3. #af12a6
  4. #990f91
  5. #830d7c
  6. #6e0b68
  7. #580953
  8. #42073e
  9. #2c0429
  10. #160215
  11. #000000

Tints

#db16cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db16cf
  2. #df2dd4
  3. #e245d9
  4. #e65cdd
  5. #e973e2
  6. #ed8be7
  7. #f1a2ec
  8. #f4b9f1
  9. #f8d0f5
  10. #fbe8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db16cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db16cf
  2. #d221c7
  3. #c92bbf
  4. #c036b7
  5. #b740af
  6. #ae4ba8
  7. #a456a0
  8. #9b6098
  9. #926b90
  10. #897588
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa63a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cd3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6385cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e43b7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f56d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a16acd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e130a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db16cf {
  color: #db16cf;
}
Background
.bg-db16cf {
  background-color: #db16cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db16cf {
  border: 2px solid #db16cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db16cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 22 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 304 82% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db16cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db16cf, #db166d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db16cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 22 207 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.09 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.52 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.55 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.55 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.96 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.22 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.98 #24e930 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#db16cf  rgb(219, 22, 207)  hsl(304, 82%, 47%)  Medium Orchid
#16db22  rgb(22, 219, 34)  hsl(124, 82%, 47%)  Lime Green
#cfdb16  rgb(207, 219, 22)  hsl(64, 82%, 47%)  Pear
#16cfdb  rgb(22, 207, 219)  hsl(184, 82%, 47%)  Dark Turquoise