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#DB6AFF

#db6aff ≈ Heliotrope

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#db6aff is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 41.57% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.12% cyan, 58.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 285.5°, with 100% saturation and 70.78% 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 7.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 1.96.

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Relative luminance0.3259

Complementary

  1. #db6aff
  2. #8eff6a

Split complementary

  1. #db6aff
  2. #d9ff6a
  3. #6aff90

Analogous

  1. #906aff
  2. #db6aff
  3. #ff6ad9

Triadic

  1. #db6aff
  2. #ffdb6a
  3. #6affdb

Tetradic

  1. #db6aff
  2. #ff6a8e
  3. #8eff6a
  4. #6affdb

Square

  1. #db6aff
  2. #ff906a
  3. #8eff6a
  4. #6ad9ff

Monochromatic

  1. #9e00d0
  2. #c81dff
  3. #db6aff
  4. #edb6ff
  5. #faebff

Shades

#db6aff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db6aff
  2. #c55fe6
  3. #af55cc
  4. #994ab3
  5. #834099
  6. #6e3580
  7. #582a66
  8. #42204d
  9. #2c1533
  10. #160b1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#db6aff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db6aff
  2. #df79ff
  3. #e288ff
  4. #e697ff
  5. #e9a6ff
  6. #edb5ff
  7. #f1c3ff
  8. #f4d2ff
  9. #f8e1ff
  10. #fbf0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db6aff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db6aff
  2. #d26cf2
  3. #c96ee6
  4. #c071d9
  5. #b773cc
  6. #ae75c0
  7. #a477b3
  8. #9b79a6
  9. #927c99
  10. #897e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b88acb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4293ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e9efb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da83ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9885ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a58cfd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da7ad2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db6aff {
  color: #db6aff;
}
Background
.bg-db6aff {
  background-color: #db6aff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db6aff {
  border: 2px solid #db6aff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db6aff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 106 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 100% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db6aff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db6aff, #ff6ad9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db6aff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 106 255 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 1.96 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.86 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 7.13 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 7.60 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.05 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.05 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.21 #249500 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#db6aff  rgb(219, 106, 255)  hsl(286, 100%, 71%)  Heliotrope
#8eff6a  rgb(142, 255, 106)  hsl(106, 100%, 71%)  Lawn Green
#ffdb6a  rgb(255, 219, 106)  hsl(46, 100%, 71%)  Naples Yellow
#6affdb  rgb(106, 255, 219)  hsl(166, 100%, 71%)  Aquamarine