Recognised as Colour

#C877DB

#C877DB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#C877DB is a violet with RGB values 200, 119, 219 and HSL 289°, 58%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#C877DB#C877DB

HEX#C877DB

RGBrgb(200, 119, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.4667, 0.8588

RGB percentages78.4%, 46.7%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(288.6, 58.1%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.6, 45.7%, 85.9%)

CMYK8.7%, 45.7%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,137,883

CSS custom property--colour: #C877DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30587WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.12:1

Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#378824

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6791DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E99D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C9849Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 8.7 Violet · ΔE 11.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 16.9 Medium purple · ΔE 17.4 Plum · ΔE 24.9 Slate blue · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 8.72, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8ADB77

Analogous#9677DB, #DB77BC

Triadic#DBC877, #77DBC8

Split complementary#BCDB77, #77DB96

Tetradic#DB9677, #8ADB77, #77BCDB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F0FB

Lighter +20%#E9C8F0

Lighter +10%#D89FE6

Darker −10%#B84FD0

Darker −20%#A131BB

Darker −30%#7E2792

Darker −40%#5B1C6A

More saturated +25%#D561F1

Less saturated −25%#BB8CC5

Channel breakdown

R200

G119

B219

Red200 (78.4%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue288.6°

Saturation (HSL)58.14%

Lightness66.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C8 · G 77 · B DB

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Harmonies

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C877Db (chemical formula)

Formula
10,801.647 g/mol
878 atoms

C877Db has a molar mass of 10,801.647 g/mol, made up of 878 atoms across 2 elements: 877 × C, 1 × Db.

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Molar mass

Molar mass10,801.647 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule878

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.7936557 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.575206 × 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

C97.5%

Db2.5%

Carbon (C × 877)10,533.647 g/mol, 97.519%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 2.481%

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