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#DB35DD

#db35dd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#db35dd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 20.78% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.9% cyan, 76.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 299.29°, with 71.19% saturation and 53.73% 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 5.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.53.

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Relative luminance0.2283

Complementary

  1. #db35dd
  2. #37dd35

Split complementary

  1. #db35dd
  2. #8bdd35
  3. #35dd87

Analogous

  1. #8735dd
  2. #db35dd
  3. #dd358b

Triadic

  1. #db35dd
  2. #dddb35
  3. #35dddb

Tetradic

  1. #db35dd
  2. #dd3537
  3. #37dd35
  4. #35dddb

Square

  1. #db35dd
  2. #dd8735
  3. #37dd35
  4. #358bdd

Monochromatic

  1. #671168
  2. #a71ca9
  3. #db35dd
  4. #e776e8
  5. #f2b8f3

Shades

#db35dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db35dd
  2. #c530c7
  3. #af2ab1
  4. #99259b
  5. #832085
  6. #6e1b6f
  7. #581558
  8. #421042
  9. #2c0b2c
  10. #160516
  11. #000000

Tints

#db35dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db35dd
  2. #df49e0
  3. #e25de4
  4. #e672e7
  5. #e986eb
  6. #ed9aee
  7. #f1aef1
  8. #f4c2f5
  9. #f8d7f8
  10. #fbebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db35dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db35dd
  2. #d23dd4
  3. #c944ca
  4. #c04cc1
  5. #b753b8
  6. #ae5baf
  7. #a462a5
  8. #9b6a9c
  9. #927193
  10. #897989
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad6caf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #638bd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e25288 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9162e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a272db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #df48b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db35dd {
  color: #db35dd;
}
Background
.bg-db35dd {
  background-color: #db35dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db35dd {
  border: 2px solid #db35dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db35dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 53 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 71% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db35dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db35dd, #dd358b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db35dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 53 221 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.53 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 6.16 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 6.16 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.82 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.82 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.56 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.92 #24ca22 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#db35dd  rgb(219, 53, 221)  hsl(299, 71%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#37dd35  rgb(55, 221, 53)  hsl(119, 71%, 54%)  Malachite
#dddb35  rgb(221, 219, 53)  hsl(59, 71%, 54%)  Dandelion
#35dddb  rgb(53, 221, 219)  hsl(179, 71%, 54%)  Medium Turquoise