HEX Color #DB168A (Mediumvioletred)

About #DB168A

The precise color #DB168A is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Mediumvioletred. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 219, 22, and 138.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 90% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#DB168A

RGB219, 22, 138

HSL324.7°, 81.7%, 47.3%

CMYK0%, 90%, 37%, 14%

HSV324.7°, 90.0%, 85.9%

LAB48.8, 75.7, -11.7

XYZ34.1, 17.5, 25.6

Decimal14358154

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#DB168A #16DA66

Analogous

#C916DA #DA1627

Triadic

#8ADA16 #168ADA

Tetradic

#DAC916 #16DA66 #1627DA

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#DB168A

#DF2F97

#E349A4

#E763B1

#EB7DBE

#EF97CB

#F3B1D8

#F7CBE5

#FBE5F2

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#DB168A

#C2137A

#AA116B

#920E5C

#790C4C

#61093D

#49072E

#30041E

#18020F

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.67:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

4.49:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

4.47:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

3.82:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #DB168A; }

.text-color { color: #DB168A; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #DB168A; }

Similar Colors

Mediumvioletred

#C71585