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#DB6E8A

#db6e8a ≈ Pale Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#db6e8a is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 43.14% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 49.77% magenta, 36.99% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 344.59°, with 60.22% saturation and 64.51% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pale Violet Red (#db7093), ΔE 2.36.

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Web safe#cc6699
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Relative luminance0.2805

Complementary

  1. #db6e8a
  2. #6edbbf

Split complementary

  1. #db6e8a
  2. #6edb89
  3. #6ec0db

Analogous

  1. #db6ec0
  2. #db6e8a
  3. #db896e

Triadic

  1. #db6e8a
  2. #8adb6e
  3. #6e8adb

Tetradic

  1. #db6e8a
  2. #dbbf6e
  3. #6edbbf
  4. #6e8adb

Square

  1. #db6e8a
  2. #c0db6e
  3. #6edbbf
  4. #896edb

Monochromatic

  1. #8d233e
  2. #ca3259
  3. #db6e8a
  4. #eaabbb
  5. #f9e9ed

Shades

#db6e8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db6e8a
  2. #c5637c
  3. #af586e
  4. #994d61
  5. #834253
  6. #6e3745
  7. #582c37
  8. #422129
  9. #2c161c
  10. #160b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#db6e8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db6e8a
  2. #df7d96
  3. #e28ba1
  4. #e69aad
  5. #e9a8b9
  6. #edb7c5
  7. #f1c5d0
  8. #f4d4dc
  9. #f8e2e8
  10. #fbf1f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db6e8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db6e8a
  2. #d27089
  3. #c97288
  4. #c07387
  5. #b77586
  6. #ae7785
  7. #a47984
  8. #9b7b83
  9. #927c82
  10. #897e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3848e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #81848b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d9888 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eb6478 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad7b8a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b98989 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e56880 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db6e8a {
  color: #db6e8a;
}
Background
.bg-db6e8a {
  background-color: #db6e8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db6e8a {
  border: 2px solid #db6e8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db6e8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 110 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 60% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db6e8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db6e8a, #db896e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db6e8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 110 138 / 0.35);
}

#db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 2.36 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 3.65 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 6.00 #f64a8a French Rose ΔE 6.96 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 7.43 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 7.58 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 7.63 #249175 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Pale Violet Red
#db6e8a  rgb(219, 110, 138)  hsl(345, 60%, 65%)  Pale Violet Red
#6edbbf  rgb(110, 219, 191)  hsl(165, 60%, 65%)  Medium Aquamarine
#8adb6e  rgb(138, 219, 110)  hsl(105, 60%, 65%)  Pastel Green
#6e8adb  rgb(110, 138, 219)  hsl(225, 60%, 65%)  Cornflower Blue