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#DB85E2

#db85e2 ≈ Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#db85e2 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 52.16% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.1% cyan, 41.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 295.48°, with 61.59% saturation and 70.39% 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 8.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Violet (#ee82ee), ΔE 3.22.

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Relative luminance0.3733

Complementary

  1. #db85e2
  2. #8ce285

Split complementary

  1. #db85e2
  2. #bbe285
  3. #85e2ac

Analogous

  1. #ac85e2
  2. #db85e2
  3. #e285bb

Triadic

  1. #db85e2
  2. #e2db85
  3. #85e2db

Tetradic

  1. #db85e2
  2. #e2858c
  3. #8ce285
  4. #85e2db

Square

  1. #db85e2
  2. #e2ac85
  3. #8ce285
  4. #85bbe2

Monochromatic

  1. #9d28a6
  2. #c947d3
  3. #db85e2
  4. #edc3f1
  5. #faeffb

Shades

#db85e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db85e2
  2. #c578cb
  3. #af6ab5
  4. #995d9e
  5. #835088
  6. #6e4371
  7. #58355a
  8. #422844
  9. #2c1b2d
  10. #160d17
  11. #000000

Tints

#db85e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db85e2
  2. #df91e5
  3. #e29de8
  4. #e6aaeb
  5. #e9b6ee
  6. #edc2f1
  7. #f1cef3
  8. #f4daf6
  9. #f8e7f9
  10. #fbf3fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db85e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db85e2
  2. #d285d8
  3. #c984ce
  4. #c084c5
  5. #b783bb
  6. #ae83b1
  7. #a482a7
  8. #9b829d
  9. #928194
  10. #89818a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bd99c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b9ee5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #92a8df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df8fa9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa95e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b49be0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dd8bc2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db85e2 {
  color: #db85e2;
}
Background
.bg-db85e2 {
  background-color: #db85e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db85e2 {
  border: 2px solid #db85e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db85e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 133 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 62% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db85e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db85e2, #e285bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db85e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 133 226 / 0.35);
}

#ee82ee Violet ΔE 3.22 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 4.70 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.39 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 6.46 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.44 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.51 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.49 #247a1d Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Violet
#db85e2  rgb(219, 133, 226)  hsl(295, 62%, 70%)  Violet
#8ce285  rgb(140, 226, 133)  hsl(115, 62%, 70%)  Pastel Green
#e2db85  rgb(226, 219, 133)  hsl(55, 62%, 70%)  Khaki
#85e2db  rgb(133, 226, 219)  hsl(175, 62%, 70%)  Medium Turquoise