HEX Color #DB42C5 (Mediumorchid)

About #DB42C5

The hex code #DB42C5 represents a beautifully specific shade of magenta. Its closest recognized web color is Mediumorchid. Its digital footprint relies on 219 parts red, 66 parts green, and 197 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 70% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 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#DB42C5

RGB219, 66, 197

HSL308.6°, 68.0%, 55.9%

CMYK0%, 70%, 10%, 14%

HSV308.6°, 69.9%, 85.9%

LAB55.1, 72.2, -36.8

XYZ41.2, 23.0, 55.1

Decimal14369477

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#DB42C5 #41DB57

Analogous

#A441DB #DB4178

Triadic

#C4DB41 #41C4DB

Tetradic

#DBA441 #41DB57 #4178DB

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#DB42C5

#DF57CB

#E36CD1

#E781D8

#EB96DE

#EFABE5

#F3C0EB

#F7D5F2

#FBEAF8

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#DB42C5

#C23AAF

#AA3399

#922C83

#79246D

#611D57

#491641

#300E2B

#180715

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.75:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

5.60:1

Text on #000000

AA

3.59:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

4.76:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #DB42C5; }

.text-color { color: #DB42C5; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #DB42C5; }

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Mediumorchid

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