#db38c7 Color Information

#db38c7 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #db38c7. In RGB, it consists of 85.9% Red, 22.0% Green, and 78.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 74.4% Magenta, 9.1% Yellow, and 14.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 307.4°, with saturation of 69.4% and lightness of 53.9%. The decimal value for #db38c7 is 14366919, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc33cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #db38c7 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#db38c7 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color219, 56, 199 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color85.9%, 22.0%, 78.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.141, 0.780, 0.220 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.744, 0.091, 0.141 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color307.4°, 69.4%, 53.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color307.4°, 74.4%, 85.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color40.936, 22.012, 56.124 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color219, 56, 199 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code14366919 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color54.040, 75.701, -39.601 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)54.040, 85.433, 332.385 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color54.040, 74.243, -71.040 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color46.917, 73.642, -38.084 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.344, 0.185, 22.012 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4292556999 / 0xffdb38c7 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc33cc Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #db38c7

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #db38c7, its pure hue is 307.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 69.4%, and its lightness is 53.9%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #db38c7, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1b0719 to #c031ae.

Tints of #db38c7

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #db38c7, its pure hue is 307.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 69.4%, and its lightness is 53.9%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #db38c7, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #e051ce to #fbe6f8.

Tones of #db38c7

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #db38c7, its pure hue is 307.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 69.4%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #db38c7, which range from #8a8a8a (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff14e2 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #db38c7

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #db38c7! For #db38c7, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #db38c7. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #db38c7

This color, #db38c7, consists of 85.9% Red, 22.0% Green, and 78.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 219, Green = 56, Blue = 199. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #db38c7 is 0% Cyan, 74.4% Magenta, 9.1% Yellow, and 14.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R85.9%
C0.0%
G22.0%
M74.4%
B78.0%
Y9.1%
K14.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 219 56 199
Octal 333 70 307
Hexa #db #38 #c7
Binary 11011011 00111000 11000111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 74 9 14
Octal 0 112 11 16
Hexa #00 #4a #09 #0e
Binary 00000000 01001010 00001001 00001110

Analogous Colors of #db38c7

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #db38c7 — which has hue 307.4° — its analogous colors are located at 277.4° and 337.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #db38c7.

Triadic Colors of #db38c7

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #db38c7 — which has hue 307.4° — its triadic colors are located at 67.4° and 307.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #db38c7.

Complementary Color of #db38c7

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #db38c7 — which has hue 307.4° — its complementary color is located at 127.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #db38c7.

Split Complementary Colors of #db38c7

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #db38c7 — which has hue 307.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 97.4° and 307.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #db38c7.

Tetradic Colors of #db38c7

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #db38c7 — which has hue 307.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 217.4°, 307.4°, 37.4°, and 127.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #db38c7.

Monochromatic Colors of #db38c7

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #db38c7, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #79246f — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f693ea (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #db38c7

We want to make getting started with #db38c7 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #db38c7 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #db38c7 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #db38c7 with other HTML elements.

#db38c7 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #db38c7.
<span style="color: #db38c7;">The color of this text is #db38c7.</span>

#db38c7 Background Color

The background color for this text is #db38c7.
<div style="background-color: #db38c7; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #db38c7.</div>

#db38c7 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #db38c7.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #db38c7;">This color for the shadow of this text is #db38c7.</span>

#db38c7 Border Color

This is a div with border color #db38c7.
<div style="border: #db38c7 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #db38c7.</div>

#db38c7 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #db38c7 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #db38c7; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #db38c7 on a white background.</div></div>

#db38c7 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #db38c7 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #db38c7; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #db38c7 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #db38c7 to White

This is a gradient from #db38c7 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#db38c7,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#db38c7,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#db38c7,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#db38c7,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #db38c7 to white.</div>

Gradient from #db38c7 to Black

This is a gradient from #db38c7 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#db38c7,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#db38c7,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#db38c7,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#db38c7,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #db38c7 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #db38c7

In addition to using #db38c7 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #db38c7 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #db38c7, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 219, Green = 56, Blue = 199). If you need details about the color coordinates of #db38c7 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #db38c7
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(219, 56, 199)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #db38c7; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #db38c7; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #db38c7; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(219, 56, 199);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#db38c7")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:219, green:56, blue:199, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:219 green:56 blue:199 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(219f, 56f, 199f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(219, 56, 199);
 

#db38c7 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #db38c7 the same way. For those with color blindness, #db38c7 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #db38c7 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #db38c7 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #db38c7 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #db38c7 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #db38c7 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.9:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #db38c7 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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