#DB42CC

A medium, moderate magenta closely aligning with Mediumorchid.

About #DB42CC

At its core, #DB42CC is a medium and moderate hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Mediumorchid. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 219, 66, and 204.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 0% Cyan, 70% Magenta, 7% Yellow, and 14% Black. The HSL representation is 305.9° hue, 68.0% saturation, and 55.9% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#DB42CC
RGB219, 66, 204
HSL305.9°, 68.0%, 55.9%
CMYK0%, 70%, 7%, 14%
HSV305.9°, 69.9%, 85.9%
LAB55.4, 73.3, -40.3
XYZ42.1, 23.3, 59.4
Decimal14369484

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.71:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.66:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.54:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.81:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #DB42CC; }
.text-color { color: #DB42CC; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #DB42CC; }

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Mediumorchid
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