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#DB3384 Color

#DB3384 is rgb(219, 51, 132) in RGB, hsl(331, 70%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 77%, 40%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Cerise (#DA3287), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DB3384
HEX#DB3384
RGBrgb(219, 51, 132)
HSLhsl(331, 70%, 53%)
HSVhsv(331, 77%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 77%, 40%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(60.4% 0.212 356.6)
LABlab(51.30% 68.13 -3.87)
LCHlch(51.30% 68.24 356.75)

What #DB3384 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DB3384, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#DB3384 Channel Values

How #DB3384 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 219 · G 51 · B 1328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 331° · S 70% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 331° · S 77% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 77% · Y 40% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.36:1 vs white · 4.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DB3384 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DB3384 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DB3384

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DB3384; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #DB3384

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DB3384.

How #DB3384 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DB3384
Protanopia#6B6B83
Protanomaly#A45A84
Deuteranopia#8B8B7F
Deuteranomaly#B17281
Tritanopia#D84444
Tritanomaly#D93E64
Achromatopsia#797979

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DB3384 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-db3384: #DB3384;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DB3384;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-db3384': '#DB3384' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.200, blue: 0.518)
Android XML<color name="color_db3384">#DB3384</color>
SVG fillfill="#DB3384"

More Pink Colors

#DB3384 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DB3384 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DB3384?

#DB3384 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(219, 51, 132) in RGB and hsl(331, 70%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Cerise (#DA3287), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.15.

What is the RGB value of #DB3384?

#DB3384 is rgb(219, 51, 132) — red 219, green 51, and blue 132 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DB3384?

#DB3384 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 77%, 40%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DB3384 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DB3384 scores 4.36:1 against white and 4.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DB3384 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DB3384 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 11.98, which is visibly different.

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