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#DB42E8

#db42e8 ≈ Fuchsia

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#db42e8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 25.88% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.6% cyan, 71.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 295.3°, with 78.3% saturation and 58.43% 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 5.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fuchsia (#ff00ff), ΔE 5.14.

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Relative luminance0.2478

Complementary

  1. #db42e8
  2. #4fe842

Split complementary

  1. #db42e8
  2. #a2e842
  3. #42e888

Analogous

  1. #8842e8
  2. #db42e8
  3. #e842a2

Triadic

  1. #db42e8
  2. #e8db42
  3. #42e8db

Tetradic

  1. #db42e8
  2. #e8424f
  3. #4fe842
  4. #42e8db

Square

  1. #db42e8
  2. #e88842
  3. #4fe842
  4. #42a2e8

Monochromatic

  1. #781081
  2. #b818c5
  3. #db42e8
  4. #e886f0
  5. #f5caf9

Shades

#db42e8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db42e8
  2. #c53bd1
  3. #af35ba
  4. #992ea2
  5. #83288b
  6. #6e2174
  7. #581a5d
  8. #421446
  9. #2c0d2e
  10. #160717
  11. #000000

Tints

#db42e8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db42e8
  2. #df55ea
  3. #e268ed
  4. #e67bef
  5. #e98ef1
  6. #eda1f4
  7. #f1b3f6
  8. #f4c6f8
  9. #f8d9fa
  10. #fbecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db42e8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db42e8
  2. #d248de
  3. #c94ed3
  4. #c055c9
  5. #b75bbe
  6. #ae61b4
  7. #a467aa
  8. #9b6d9f
  9. #927495
  10. #897a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b073b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ded ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #628fe4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df5f92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #916aeb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a177e6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #de55bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db42e8 {
  color: #db42e8;
}
Background
.bg-db42e8 {
  background-color: #db42e8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db42e8 {
  border: 2px solid #db42e8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db42e8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 66 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 78% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db42e8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db42e8, #e842a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db42e8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 66 232 / 0.35);
}

#ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 5.14 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 5.14 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.48 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.45 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.78 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 8.94 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.20 #24bd17 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Fuchsia
#db42e8  rgb(219, 66, 232)  hsl(295, 78%, 58%)  Fuchsia
#4fe842  rgb(79, 232, 66)  hsl(115, 78%, 58%)  Malachite
#e8db42  rgb(232, 219, 66)  hsl(55, 78%, 58%)  Dandelion
#42e8db  rgb(66, 232, 219)  hsl(175, 78%, 58%)  Bright Turquoise