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#DB5AFE

#db5afe ≈ Heliotrope

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#db5afe is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 35.29% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.78% cyan, 64.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 287.2°, with 98.8% saturation and 67.45% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 4.6.

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Relative luminance0.2953

Complementary

  1. #db5afe
  2. #7dfe5a

Split complementary

  1. #db5afe
  2. #cffe5a
  3. #5afe89

Analogous

  1. #895afe
  2. #db5afe
  3. #fe5acf

Triadic

  1. #db5afe
  2. #fedb5a
  3. #5afedb

Tetradic

  1. #db5afe
  2. #fe5a7d
  3. #7dfe5a
  4. #5afedb

Square

  1. #db5afe
  2. #fe895a
  3. #7dfe5a
  4. #5acffe

Monochromatic

  1. #9601be
  2. #ca0efe
  3. #db5afe
  4. #eca6fe
  5. #fbebff

Shades

#db5afe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db5afe
  2. #c551e5
  3. #af48cb
  4. #993fb2
  5. #833698
  6. #6e2d7f
  7. #582466
  8. #421b4c
  9. #2c1233
  10. #160919
  11. #000000

Tints

#db5afe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db5afe
  2. #df6bfe
  3. #e27bfe
  4. #e68cfe
  5. #e99cfe
  6. #edadff
  7. #f1bdff
  8. #f4ceff
  9. #f8deff
  10. #fbefff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db5afe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db5afe
  2. #d25ef1
  3. #c962e5
  4. #c065d8
  5. #b769cc
  6. #ae6dbf
  7. #a471b2
  8. #9b75a6
  9. #927899
  10. #897c8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b581c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1d8bff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6298fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da77a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #937bff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a184fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #db6dcf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db5afe {
  color: #db5afe;
}
Background
.bg-db5afe {
  background-color: #db5afe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db5afe {
  border: 2px solid #db5afe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db5afe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 90 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 99% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db5afe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db5afe, #fe5acf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db5afe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 90 254 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 4.60 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 6.13 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 6.13 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.71 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.89 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 8.92 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.54 #24a501 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#db5afe  rgb(219, 90, 254)  hsl(287, 99%, 67%)  Heliotrope
#7dfe5a  rgb(125, 254, 90)  hsl(107, 99%, 67%)  Neon Green
#fedb5a  rgb(254, 219, 90)  hsl(47, 99%, 67%)  Mustard
#5afedb  rgb(90, 254, 219)  hsl(167, 99%, 67%)  Aquamarine