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#DB38DC

#db38dc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#db38dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 21.96% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.45% cyan, 74.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 299.63°, with 70.09% saturation and 54.12% 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 5.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.47.

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Relative luminance0.2306

Complementary

  1. #db38dc
  2. #39dc38

Split complementary

  1. #db38dc
  2. #8bdc38
  3. #38dc89

Analogous

  1. #8938dc
  2. #db38dc
  3. #dc388b

Triadic

  1. #db38dc
  2. #dcdb38
  3. #38dcdb

Tetradic

  1. #db38dc
  2. #dc3839
  3. #39dc38
  4. #38dcdb

Square

  1. #db38dc
  2. #dc8938
  3. #39dc38
  4. #388bdc

Monochromatic

  1. #681269
  2. #a91eaa
  3. #db38dc
  4. #e779e7
  5. #f3baf3

Shades

#db38dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db38dc
  2. #c532c6
  3. #af2db0
  4. #99279a
  5. #832284
  6. #6e1c6e
  7. #581658
  8. #421142
  9. #2c0b2c
  10. #160616
  11. #000000

Tints

#db38dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db38dc
  2. #df4ce0
  3. #e260e3
  4. #e674e7
  5. #e988ea
  6. #ed9cee
  7. #f1aff1
  8. #f4c3f5
  9. #f8d7f8
  10. #fbebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db38dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db38dc
  2. #d23fd3
  3. #c946ca
  4. #c04ec0
  5. #b755b7
  6. #ae5cae
  7. #a463a5
  8. #9b6a9c
  9. #927292
  10. #897989
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae6dae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0977e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #658bd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e25389 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9163df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a273da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #df4ab0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db38dc {
  color: #db38dc;
}
Background
.bg-db38dc {
  background-color: #db38dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db38dc {
  border: 2px solid #db38dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db38dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 56 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 70% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db38dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db38dc, #dc388b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db38dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 56 220 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.47 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 6.13 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 6.13 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.66 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.12 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.22 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.71 #24c723 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#db38dc  rgb(219, 56, 220)  hsl(300, 70%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#39dc38  rgb(57, 220, 56)  hsl(120, 70%, 54%)  Malachite
#dcdb38  rgb(220, 219, 56)  hsl(60, 70%, 54%)  Pear
#38dcdb  rgb(56, 220, 219)  hsl(180, 70%, 54%)  Medium Turquoise