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#DB5CEA

#db5cea ≈ Heliotrope

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#db5cea is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 36.08% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.41% cyan, 60.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 293.66°, with 77.17% saturation and 63.92% 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 6.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 5.2.

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Relative luminance0.2865

Complementary

  1. #db5cea
  2. #6bea5c

Split complementary

  1. #db5cea
  2. #b2ea5c
  3. #5cea94

Analogous

  1. #945cea
  2. #db5cea
  3. #ea5cb2

Triadic

  1. #db5cea
  2. #eadb5c
  3. #5ceadb

Tetradic

  1. #db5cea
  2. #ea5c6b
  3. #6bea5c
  4. #5ceadb

Square

  1. #db5cea
  2. #ea945c
  3. #6bea5c
  4. #5cb2ea

Monochromatic

  1. #8b1499
  2. #c91cdd
  3. #db5cea
  4. #eaa0f3
  5. #f9e4fb

Shades

#db5cea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db5cea
  2. #c553d3
  3. #af4abb
  4. #9940a4
  5. #83378c
  6. #6e2e75
  7. #58255e
  8. #421c46
  9. #2c122f
  10. #160917
  11. #000000

Tints

#db5cea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db5cea
  2. #df6cec
  3. #e27dee
  4. #e68df0
  5. #e99df2
  6. #edaef5
  7. #f1bef7
  8. #f4cef9
  9. #f8defb
  10. #fbeffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db5cea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db5cea
  2. #d260df
  3. #c963d5
  4. #c067ca
  5. #b76ac0
  6. #ae6eb5
  7. #a472aa
  8. #9b75a0
  9. #927995
  10. #897c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b480bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4088ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7197e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de719b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9879ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a683e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dd69c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db5cea {
  color: #db5cea;
}
Background
.bg-db5cea {
  background-color: #db5cea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db5cea {
  border: 2px solid #db5cea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db5cea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 92 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 77% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db5cea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db5cea, #ea5cb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db5cea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 92 234 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 5.20 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.30 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 6.22 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 6.22 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.76 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 8.51 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.63 #24a315 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#db5cea  rgb(219, 92, 234)  hsl(294, 77%, 64%)  Heliotrope
#6bea5c  rgb(107, 234, 92)  hsl(114, 77%, 64%)  Pastel Green
#eadb5c  rgb(234, 219, 92)  hsl(54, 77%, 64%)  Straw
#5ceadb  rgb(92, 234, 219)  hsl(174, 77%, 64%)  Turquoise