Recognised as Colour

#B333DB

#B333DB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B333DB is a violet with RGB values 179, 51, 219 and HSL 286°, 70%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B333DB#B333DB

HEX#B333DB

RGBrgb(179, 51, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.2, 0.8588

RGB percentages70.2%, 20%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(285.7, 70%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.7, 76.7%, 85.9%)

CMYK18.3%, 76.7%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,744,219

CSS custom property--colour: #B333DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17066WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.76:1

Contrast with white4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#4CCC24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006BE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#3376D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60 from the original

Tritanopia#B05986no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.9 Dark violet · ΔE 13.7 Blue violet · ΔE 15.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.5 Fuchsia · ΔE 28.4 Magenta · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.88, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5BDB33

Analogous#5F33DB, #DB33AF

Triadic#DBB333, #33DBB3

Split complementary#AFDB33, #33DB5F

Tetradic#DB5F33, #5BDB33, #33AFDB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F4E0FA

Lighter +30%#E3B5F2

Lighter +20%#D38AEA

Lighter +10%#C35EE3

Darker −10%#9621BA

Darker −20%#73198F

Darker −30%#501263

Darker −40%#2D0A38

More saturated +25%#C315F9

Less saturated −25%#A351BD

Channel breakdown

R179

G51

B219

Red179 (70.2%)

Green51 (20%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue285.71°

Saturation (HSL)70%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G 33 · B DB

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Harmonies

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B333Db (chemical formula)

Formula
3,867.73 g/mol
334 atoms

B333Db has a molar mass of 3,867.73 g/mol, made up of 334 atoms across 2 elements: 333 × B, 1 × Db.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,867.73 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule334

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule6.4225168 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.557022 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B93.1%

Db6.9%

Boron (B × 333)3,599.73 g/mol, 93.071%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 6.929%

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