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#DB18A8

#db18a8 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#db18a8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 9.41% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.04% magenta, 23.29% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 315.69°, with 80.25% saturation and 47.65% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.86.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1854

Complementary

  1. #db18a8
  2. #18db4b

Split complementary

  1. #db18a8
  2. #47db18
  3. #18dbad

Analogous

  1. #ad18db
  2. #db18a8
  3. #db1847

Triadic

  1. #db18a8
  2. #a8db18
  3. #18a8db

Tetradic

  1. #db18a8
  2. #db4b18
  3. #18db4b
  4. #18a8db

Square

  1. #db18a8
  2. #dbad18
  3. #18db4b
  4. #1847db

Monochromatic

  1. #51093e
  2. #961073
  3. #db18a8
  4. #ec53c4
  5. #f498dc

Shades

#db18a8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db18a8
  2. #c51697
  3. #af1386
  4. #991176
  5. #830e65
  6. #6e0c54
  7. #580a43
  8. #420732
  9. #2c0522
  10. #160211
  11. #000000

Tints

#db18a8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db18a8
  2. #df2fb1
  3. #e246b9
  4. #e65dc2
  5. #e974cb
  6. #ed8cd4
  7. #f1a3dc
  8. #f4bae5
  9. #f8d1ee
  10. #fbe8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db18a8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db18a8
  2. #d222a4
  3. #c92da0
  4. #c0379c
  5. #b74298
  6. #ae4c94
  7. #a45690
  8. #9b618c
  9. #926b88
  10. #897684
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95f8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3664ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7582a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e91b64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9650aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a868a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e41a85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db18a8 {
  color: #db18a8;
}
Background
.bg-db18a8 {
  background-color: #db18a8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db18a8 {
  border: 2px solid #db18a8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db18a8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 24 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 80% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db18a8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db18a8, #db1847);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db18a8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 24 168 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.86 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 6.90 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.66 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.83 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 9.84 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.44 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 11.12 #24e757 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#db18a8  rgb(219, 24, 168)  hsl(316, 80%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#18db4b  rgb(24, 219, 75)  hsl(136, 80%, 48%)  Malachite
#a8db18  rgb(168, 219, 24)  hsl(76, 80%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#18a8db  rgb(24, 168, 219)  hsl(196, 80%, 48%)  Carolina Blue