Recognised as Colour

#C742DB

#C742DB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#C742DB is a magenta with RGB values 199, 66, 219 and HSL 292°, 68%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C742DB#C742DB

HEX#C742DB

RGBrgb(199, 66, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.2588, 0.8588

RGB percentages78%, 25.9%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(292.2, 68%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292.2, 69.9%, 85.9%)

CMYK9.1%, 69.9%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,058,779

CSS custom property--colour: #C742DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21153WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1

Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#38BD24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0075DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#5784D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C95D8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 13.7 Dark violet · ΔE 22.8 Blue violet · ΔE 24.7 Orchid · ΔE 26.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#56DB42

Analogous#7B42DB, #DB42A2

Triadic#DBC742, #42DBC7

Split complementary#A2DB42, #42DB7B

Tetradic#DB7B42, #56DB42, #42A2DB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAEDFC

Lighter +30%#EDC3F3

Lighter +20%#E098EB

Lighter +10%#D46DE3

Darker −10%#B025C5

Darker −20%#891D9A

Darker −30%#63156F

Darker −40%#3D0D44

More saturated +25%#DC26F7

Less saturated −25%#B25EBF

Channel breakdown

R199

G66

B219

Red199 (78%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue292.16°

Saturation (HSL)68%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C7 · G 42 · B DB

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C742Db (chemical formula)

Formula
9,180.162 g/mol
743 atoms

C742Db has a molar mass of 9,180.162 g/mol, made up of 743 atoms across 2 elements: 742 × C, 1 × Db.

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Molar mass

Molar mass9,180.162 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule743

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.5244018 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.5599504 × 10^19

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

C97.1%

Db2.9%

Carbon (C × 742)8,912.162 g/mol, 97.081%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 2.919%

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