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#DB8AFE

#db8afe ≈ Heliotrope

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#db8afe is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 54.12% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.78% cyan, 45.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 281.9°, with 98.31% saturation and 76.86% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 4.66.

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Web safe#cc99ff
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Relative luminance0.4039

Complementary

  1. #db8afe
  2. #adfe8a

Split complementary

  1. #db8afe
  2. #e7fe8a
  3. #8afea1

Analogous

  1. #a18afe
  2. #db8afe
  3. #fe8ae7

Triadic

  1. #db8afe
  2. #fedb8a
  3. #8afedb

Tetradic

  1. #db8afe
  2. #fe8aad
  3. #adfe8a
  4. #8afedb

Square

  1. #db8afe
  2. #fea18a
  3. #adfe8a
  4. #8ae7fe

Monochromatic

  1. #a602ed
  2. #c43efd
  3. #db8afe
  4. #f2d6ff
  5. #f9ebff

Shades

#db8afe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db8afe
  2. #c57ce5
  3. #af6ecb
  4. #9961b2
  5. #835398
  6. #6e457f
  7. #583766
  8. #42294c
  9. #2c1c33
  10. #160e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#db8afe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db8afe
  2. #df96fe
  3. #e2a1fe
  4. #e6adfe
  5. #e9b9fe
  6. #edc5ff
  7. #f1d0ff
  8. #f4dcff
  9. #f8e8ff
  10. #fbf3ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db8afe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db8afe
  2. #d289f1
  3. #c988e5
  4. #c087d8
  5. #b786cc
  6. #ae85bf
  7. #a484b2
  8. #9b83a6
  9. #928299
  10. #89818d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c09ed1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #73a6ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8aadfb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d99bb8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a79bff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0a0fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da94d8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db8afe {
  color: #db8afe;
}
Background
.bg-db8afe {
  background-color: #db8afe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db8afe {
  border: 2px solid #db8afe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db8afe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 138 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 98% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db8afe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db8afe, #fe8ae7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db8afe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 138 254 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 4.66 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 5.22 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 6.50 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.66 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.14 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.18 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.67 #247501 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#db8afe  rgb(219, 138, 254)  hsl(282, 98%, 77%)  Heliotrope
#adfe8a  rgb(173, 254, 138)  hsl(102, 98%, 77%)  Mint Green
#fedb8a  rgb(254, 219, 138)  hsl(42, 98%, 77%)  Jasmine
#8afedb  rgb(138, 254, 219)  hsl(162, 98%, 77%)  Aquamarine