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#DB38E2

#db38e2 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#db38e2 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 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.1% cyan, 75.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 297.53°, with 74.56% saturation and 55.29% 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 5.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.45.

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Relative luminance0.2338

Complementary

  1. #db38e2
  2. #3fe238

Split complementary

  1. #db38e2
  2. #94e238
  3. #38e286

Analogous

  1. #8638e2
  2. #db38e2
  3. #e23894

Triadic

  1. #db38e2
  2. #e2db38
  3. #38e2db

Tetradic

  1. #db38e2
  2. #e2383f
  3. #3fe238
  4. #38e2db

Square

  1. #db38e2
  2. #e28638
  3. #3fe238
  4. #3894e2

Monochromatic

  1. #6d1071
  2. #ad1ab3
  3. #db38e2
  4. #e77bec
  5. #f3bef5

Shades

#db38e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db38e2
  2. #c532cb
  3. #af2db5
  4. #99279e
  5. #832288
  6. #6e1c71
  7. #58165a
  8. #421144
  9. #2c0b2d
  10. #160617
  11. #000000

Tints

#db38e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db38e2
  2. #df4ce5
  3. #e260e8
  4. #e674eb
  5. #e988ee
  6. #ed9cf1
  7. #f1aff3
  8. #f4c3f6
  9. #f8d7f9
  10. #fbebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db38e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db38e2
  2. #d23fd8
  3. #c946ce
  4. #c04ec5
  5. #b755bb
  6. #ae5cb1
  7. #a463a7
  8. #9b6a9d
  9. #927294
  10. #89798a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae6eb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #628cde ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1568c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9064e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a173e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #de4cb5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db38e2 {
  color: #db38e2;
}
Background
.bg-db38e2 {
  background-color: #db38e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db38e2 {
  border: 2px solid #db38e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db38e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 56 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 75% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db38e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db38e2, #e23894);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db38e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 56 226 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.45 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 5.69 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 5.69 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 8.31 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.66 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.34 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.27 #24c71d Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#db38e2  rgb(219, 56, 226)  hsl(298, 75%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#3fe238  rgb(63, 226, 56)  hsl(118, 75%, 55%)  Malachite
#e2db38  rgb(226, 219, 56)  hsl(58, 75%, 55%)  Dandelion
#38e2db  rgb(56, 226, 219)  hsl(178, 75%, 55%)  Bright Turquoise