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#db0cfb

a balanced, electric magenta / pink · neutral · closest name: Magenta

RGB
219, 12, 251
HSL
292°, 97%, 52%
CMYK
13, 95, 0, 2
Luminance
0.2229

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #db0cfb is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#db0cfb
Hue
292°
magenta / pink
Saturation
97%
electric
Lightness
52%
balanced
Brightness
98%
HSV value
Perceived
58%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2229
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
54/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
5.46:1
Closest name
Magenta
ΔE2000 6.4
Where it sits
Hue292° of 360°
Saturation97%
Lightness52%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool54% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#db0cfb
RGBrgb(219, 12, 251)
HSLhsl(292, 97%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 95%, 0%, 2%)
LABlab(54.3 91.5 -68.5)
LCHlch(54.3 114.4 323.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.648 0.306 320.9)
Decimal14355707
Display P3color(display-p3 0.859 0.047 0.984)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #db0cfb;
background-color: #db0cfb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#db0cfb] bg-[#db0cfb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #db0cfb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.859, green: 0.047, blue: 0.984)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#db0cfb")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFDB0CFB)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(251, 12, 219)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #db0cfb · 5.46:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.85:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 5.46:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #db0cfb as text scores 3.85:1 on white and 5.46:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#db0cfb on white: 3.85:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#db0cfb on black: 5.46:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #0076FF
deuteranopia · #3B88F7
tritanopia · #DC5595

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #db0cfb is pinned to step 600; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FCF1FD
#F9E4FC
#F3C1FB
#EF91FD
#E759FC
#DE22FB
#db0cfb
#AE03C9
#8C03A1
#650774
#3F0448
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #FCF1FDDarkest = 950 · #3F0448
:root {
  --brand-50: #FCF1FD;
  --brand-100: #F9E4FC;
  --brand-200: #F3C1FB;
  --brand-300: #EF91FD;
  --brand-400: #E759FC;
  --brand-500: #DE22FB;
  --brand-600: #db0cfb;
  --brand-700: #AE03C9;
  --brand-800: #8C03A1;
  --brand-900: #650774;
  --brand-950: #3F0448;
  --brand: #db0cfb;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #db0cfb

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF4FA
Tinted page background
Border#E7C0ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#904B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#4FCC00
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#6D027D
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FBE6FF
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#221424
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #db0cfb

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Headings from 24px up on white
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Small text on white — under 4.5:1
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#2CFB0C
Analogous left#640CFB
Analogous right#FB0CA3
Split-complement 1#A3FB0C
Split-complement 2#0CFB64
Triadic 1#FBDB0C
Triadic 2#0CFBDB
Tetradic#FB640C

RGB percentages

Red85.9%
Green4.7%
Blue98.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan12.7%
Magenta95.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)1.6%

Color previews

#db0cfb text on a black background

contrast 5.46:1

Card sample

#db0cfb text on a white background

contrast 3.85:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #db0cfb;
Background color
Panel with #db0cfb background
background-color: #db0cfb;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #db0cfb;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(219, 12, 251, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(219, 12, 251, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #db0cfb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db0cfb, #FB0C7C);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #db0cfb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#db0cfb in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
BeautyFashionLifestyleYouth brands
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#db0cfb, answered

What color is #db0cfb?

#db0cfb is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Magenta (ΔE2000 6.4). It sits at 292° on the hue wheel with 97% saturation and 52% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #db0cfb?

rgb(219, 12, 251) — 219 red, 12 green and 251 blue out of 255, or 85.9% / 4.7% / 98.4% by channel.

Is #db0cfb a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2229 and perceived brightness is 58%, so black text on it reaches 5.46:1.

Should I use black or white text on #db0cfb?

Black. It scores 5.46:1 against #db0cfb, versus 3.85:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #db0cfb?

#2CFB0C sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #A3FB0C and #0CFB64, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #db0cfb?

For interface work: #FAF4FA as the surface, #E7C0ED for borders, #904B9B for secondary text, #4FCC00 as an accent and #6D027D for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #640CFB and #FB0CA3 stays calm, while #2CFB0C is the loudest partner.

What is #db0cfb in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(13%, 95%, 0%, 2%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #db0cfb warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 54 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FB0CC3; nudged cooler, #840AFE.

Work with #db0cfb in the Color Lab