Recognised as Colour

#CC83DB

#CC83DB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#CC83DB is a violet with RGB values 204, 131, 219 and HSL 290°, 55%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#CC83DB#CC83DB

HEX#CC83DB

RGBrgb(204, 131, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.5137, 0.8588

RGB percentages80%, 51.4%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(289.8, 55%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.8, 40.2%, 85.9%)

CMYK6.8%, 40.2%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,403,099

CSS custom property--colour: #CC83DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.84:1

Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#337C24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7799DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8AA1D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original

Tritanopia#CE8EA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 13.1 Violet · ΔE 15 Plum · ΔE 17.4 Medium purple · ΔE 20 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.4 Slate blue · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 13.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#92DB83

Analogous#A083DB, #DB83BE

Triadic#DBCC83, #83DBCC

Split complementary#BEDB83, #83DBA0

Tetradic#DBA083, #92DB83, #83BEDB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFAFD

Lighter +20%#EDD2F2

Lighter +10%#DCABE6

Darker −10%#BC5BD0

Darker −20%#A938C0

Darker −30%#862C99

Darker −40%#632171

More saturated +25%#D96FEF

Less saturated −25%#BF97C7

Channel breakdown

R204

G131

B219

Red204 (80%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue289.77°

Saturation (HSL)55%

Lightness68.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CC · G 83 · B DB

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CC83Db (chemical formula)

Formula
1,276.924 g/mol
85 atoms

CC83Db has a molar mass of 1,276.924 g/mol, made up of 85 atoms across 2 elements: 84 × C, 1 × Db.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,276.924 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule85

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.1203822 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram4.7161309 × 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

C79%

Db21%

Carbon (C × 84)1,008.924 g/mol, 79.012%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 20.988%

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