#DB75FF

A light, vivid purple closely aligning with Mediumorchid.

About #DB75FF

When working with digital screens, the color #DB75FF is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Mediumorchid. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 219, 117, and 255.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 14% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow, and 0% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. 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#DB75FF
RGB219, 117, 255
HSL284.3°, 100.0%, 72.9%
CMYK14%, 54%, 0%, 0%
HSV284.3°, 54.1%, 100.0%
LAB65.8, 60.8, -52.5
XYZ53.6, 35.0, 98.5
Decimal14382591

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.62:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.00:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.51:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.80:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #DB75FF; }
.text-color { color: #DB75FF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #DB75FF; }

Similar Colors

Mediumorchid
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