Recognised as Colour

#C53BDB

#C53BDB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#C53BDB is a magenta with RGB values 197, 59, 219 and HSL 292°, 69%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C53BDB#C53BDB

HEX#C53BDB

RGBrgb(197, 59, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.2314, 0.8588

RGB percentages77.3%, 23.1%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(291.8, 69%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.8, 73.1%, 85.9%)

CMYK10%, 73.1%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,925,915

CSS custom property--colour: #C53BDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.02:1

Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#3AC424

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0072DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#5081D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C75A88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 16.1 Dark violet · ΔE 20.3 Blue violet · ΔE 22.7 Fuchsia · ΔE 27 Magenta · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#51DB3B

Analogous#753BDB, #DB3BA1

Triadic#DBC53B, #3BDBC5

Split complementary#A1DB3B, #3BDB75

Tetradic#DB753B, #51DB3B, #3BA1DB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8E7FB

Lighter +30%#EBBCF3

Lighter +20%#DE91EB

Lighter +10%#D266E3

Darker −10%#AA23C0

Darker −20%#841B95

Darker −30%#5E136A

Darker −40%#370B3F

More saturated +25%#DA1EF8

Less saturated −25%#B058BE

Channel breakdown

R197

G59

B219

Red197 (77.3%)

Green59 (23.1%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue291.75°

Saturation (HSL)68.97%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C5 · G 3B · B DB

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C53BDb (chemical formula)

Formula
915.393 g/mol
55 atoms

C53BDb has a molar mass of 915.393 g/mol, made up of 55 atoms across 3 elements: 53 × C, 1 × B, 1 × Db.

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Molar mass

Molar mass915.393 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule55

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.5200458 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.578749 × 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

C69.5%

B1.2%

Db29.3%

Carbon (C × 53)636.583 g/mol, 69.542%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.181%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 29.277%

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