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#DB239E

#db239e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#db239e is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 13.73% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.02% magenta, 27.85% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 319.89°, with 72.44% saturation and 49.8% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.97.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1873

Complementary

  1. #db239e
  2. #23db60

Split complementary

  1. #db239e
  2. #42db23
  3. #23dbbc

Analogous

  1. #bc23db
  2. #db239e
  3. #db2342

Triadic

  1. #db239e
  2. #9edb23
  3. #239edb

Tetradic

  1. #db239e
  2. #db6023
  3. #23db60
  4. #239edb

Square

  1. #db239e
  2. #dbbc23
  3. #23db60
  4. #2342db

Monochromatic

  1. #570e3f
  2. #99186e
  3. #db239e
  4. #e664bb
  5. #f1a6d8

Shades

#db239e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db239e
  2. #c5208e
  3. #af1c7e
  4. #99196f
  5. #83155f
  6. #6e124f
  7. #580e3f
  8. #420b2f
  9. #2c0720
  10. #160410
  11. #000000

Tints

#db239e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db239e
  2. #df39a8
  3. #e24fb1
  4. #e665bb
  5. #e97bc5
  6. #ed91cf
  7. #f1a7d8
  8. #f4bde2
  9. #f8d3ec
  10. #fbe9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db239e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db239e
  2. #d22c9b
  3. #c93698
  4. #c03f95
  5. #b74892
  6. #ae528f
  7. #a45b8c
  8. #9b6489
  9. #926d86
  10. #897783
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a96189 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4364a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b839a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eb1a61 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9952a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa699c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e41e7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db239e {
  color: #db239e;
}
Background
.bg-db239e {
  background-color: #db239e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db239e {
  border: 2px solid #db239e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db239e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 35 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 320 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db239e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db239e, #db2342);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db239e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 35 158 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.97 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 5.99 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.28 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 7.66 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 8.31 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.48 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 9.92 #24dc61 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#db239e  rgb(219, 35, 158)  hsl(320, 72%, 50%)  Medium Violet Red
#23db60  rgb(35, 219, 96)  hsl(140, 72%, 50%)  Malachite
#9edb23  rgb(158, 219, 35)  hsl(80, 72%, 50%)  Yellow Green
#239edb  rgb(35, 158, 219)  hsl(200, 72%, 50%)  Carolina Blue