#DB83E2

A light, moderate magenta closely aligning with Orchid.

About #DB83E2

At its core, #DB83E2 is a light and moderate hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Orchid. In the RGB color space, it consists of 219 red, 131 green, and 226 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 3% cyan and 42% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 295.6 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Because it is a light 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#DB83E2
RGB219, 131, 226
HSL295.6°, 62.1%, 70.0%
CMYK3%, 42%, 0%, 11%
HSV295.6°, 42.0%, 88.6%
LAB67.1, 48.2, -34.4
XYZ51.1, 36.8, 76.4
Decimal14386146

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.51:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.36:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.40:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.10:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #DB83E2; }
.text-color { color: #DB83E2; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #DB83E2; }

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