#DB57FF

A light, vivid magenta closely aligning with Darkorchid.

About #DB57FF

At its core, #DB57FF is a light and vivid hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkorchid. In the RGB color space, it consists of 219 red, 87 green, and 255 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 14% Cyan, 66% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 0% Black. 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. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#DB57FF
RGB219, 87, 255
HSL287.1°, 100.0%, 67.1%
CMYK14%, 66%, 0%, 0%
HSV287.1°, 65.9%, 100.0%
LAB60.9, 74.1, -60.3
XYZ50.7, 29.1, 97.6
Decimal14374911

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.08:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.82:1
Text on #000000
AA
2.94:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
5.80:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #DB57FF; }
.text-color { color: #DB57FF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #DB57FF; }

Similar Colors

Darkorchid
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