Close to Medium Violet Red

#DB3EAE

#DB3EAE is a mid-tone, rich pink, close to the color Medium Violet Red. In RGB it’s made of 85.9% red, 24.3% green, and 68.2% blue. Its hue is 317°, with 69% saturation and 55% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DB3EAE as they’d see it.

Typical vision#DB3EAE
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #DB3EAE?

#DB3EAE is a mid-tone, rich pink, close to the color Medium Violet Red. In RGB it’s made of 85.9% red, 24.3% green, and 68.2% blue. Its hue is 317°, with 69% saturation and 55% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #DB3EAE in RGB?

#DB3EAE is rgb(219, 62, 174): 219 red, 62 green, and 174 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #DB3EAE in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 72, 21, 14). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #DB3EAE?

PANTONE 238 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #DB3EAE?

Its complement #03943E gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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