Colour

#C600DB

#C600DB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#C600DB is a magenta with RGB values 198, 0, 219 and HSL 294°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#C600DB#C600DB

HEX#C600DB

RGBrgb(198, 0, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0, 0.8588

RGB percentages77.6%, 0%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(294.2, 100%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(294.2, 100%, 85.9%)

CMYK9.6%, 100%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,976,347

CSS custom property--colour: #C600DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1712WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.75:1

Contrast with white4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A

Inverted#39FF24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0067E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#3D79D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C94581no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 15.7 Fuchsia · ΔE 18.3 Magenta · ΔE 18.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.9 Blue violet · ΔE 21.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 15.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#15DB00

Analogous#5900DB, #DB0082

Triadic#DBC600, #00DBC6

Split complementary#83DB00, #00DB59

Tetradic#DB5800, #15DB00, #0082DB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7A8FF

Lighter +30%#F275FF

Lighter +20%#ED42FF

Lighter +10%#E80FFF

Darker −10%#9800A8

Darker −20%#6A0075

Darker −30%#3C0042

Darker −40%#0E000F

More saturated +25%#C600DB

Less saturated −25%#B01BC0

Channel breakdown

R198

B219

Red198 (77.6%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue294.25°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C6 · G 00 · B DB

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C600Db (chemical formula)

Formula
7,474.6 g/mol
601 atoms

C600Db has a molar mass of 7,474.6 g/mol, made up of 601 atoms across 2 elements: 600 × C, 1 × Db.

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Molar mass

Molar mass7,474.6 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule601

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.2411865 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram8.0568067 × 10^19

Composition by mass

C96.4%

Db3.6%

Carbon (C × 600)7,206.6 g/mol, 96.415%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 3.585%

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