Recognised as Colour

#C900DB

#C900DB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#C900DB is a magenta with RGB values 201, 0, 219 and HSL 295°, 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

#C900DB#C900DB

HEX#C900DB

RGBrgb(201, 0, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0, 0.8588

RGB percentages78.8%, 0%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(295.1, 100%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(295.1, 100%, 85.9%)

CMYK8.2%, 100%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,172,955

CSS custom property--colour: #C900DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.66:1

Contrast with white4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#36FF24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0068E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#417BD7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CC4581no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 16.7 Fuchsia · ΔE 17.7 Magenta · ΔE 17.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.4 Blue violet · ΔE 22.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 16.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#12DB00

Analogous#5B00DB, #DB0080

Triadic#DBC900, #00DBC9

Split complementary#80DB00, #00DB5B

Tetradic#DB5B00, #12DB00, #0080DB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8A8FF

Lighter +30%#F475FF

Lighter +20%#EF42FF

Lighter +10%#EB0FFF

Darker −10%#9A00A8

Darker −20%#6B0075

Darker −30%#3D0042

Darker −40%#0E000F

More saturated +25%#C900DB

Less saturated −25%#B21BC0

Channel breakdown

R201

B219

Red201 (78.8%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue295.07°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C9 · G 00 · B DB

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C900Db (chemical formula)

Formula
11,077.9 g/mol
901 atoms

C900Db has a molar mass of 11,077.9 g/mol, made up of 901 atoms across 2 elements: 900 × C, 1 × Db.

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Molar mass

Molar mass11,077.9 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule901

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.8395286 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.4361754 × 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

C97.6%

Db2.4%

Carbon (C × 900)10,809.9 g/mol, 97.581%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 2.419%

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