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#DB17DF

#db17df ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#db17df is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 9.02% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.79% cyan, 89.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 298.8°, with 81.3% saturation and 48.24% 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 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.48.

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Relative luminance0.21

Complementary

  1. #db17df
  2. #1bdf17

Split complementary

  1. #db17df
  2. #7fdf17
  3. #17df77

Analogous

  1. #7717df
  2. #db17df
  3. #df177f

Triadic

  1. #db17df
  2. #dfdb17
  3. #17dfdb

Tetradic

  1. #db17df
  2. #df171b
  3. #1bdf17
  4. #17dfdb

Square

  1. #db17df
  2. #df7717
  3. #1bdf17
  4. #177fdf

Monochromatic

  1. #530954
  2. #97109a
  3. #db17df
  4. #ea55ed
  5. #f39af5

Shades

#db17df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db17df
  2. #c515c9
  3. #af12b2
  4. #99109c
  5. #830e86
  6. #6e0c70
  7. #580959
  8. #420743
  9. #2c052d
  10. #160216
  11. #000000

Tints

#db17df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db17df
  2. #df2ee2
  3. #e245e5
  4. #e65de9
  5. #e974ec
  6. #ed8bef
  7. #f1a2f2
  8. #f4b9f5
  9. #f8d1f9
  10. #fbe8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db17df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db17df
  2. #d222d6
  3. #c92ccc
  4. #c037c3
  5. #b741b9
  6. #ae4cb0
  7. #a456a6
  8. #9b619d
  9. #926b93
  10. #89768a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab65ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5986db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e24685 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c59e2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e6bdc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #df39b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db17df {
  color: #db17df;
}
Background
.bg-db17df {
  background-color: #db17df;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db17df {
  border: 2px solid #db17df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db17df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 23 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 81% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db17df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db17df, #df177f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db17df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 23 223 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.48 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.19 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.19 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.27 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 8.75 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.80 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.84 #24e820 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#db17df  rgb(219, 23, 223)  hsl(299, 81%, 48%)  Medium Orchid
#1bdf17  rgb(27, 223, 23)  hsl(119, 81%, 48%)  Lime Green
#dfdb17  rgb(223, 219, 23)  hsl(59, 81%, 48%)  Titanium Yellow
#17dfdb  rgb(23, 223, 219)  hsl(179, 81%, 48%)  Bright Turquoise