Recognised as Colour

#DB43CD

#DB43CD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#DB43CD is a magenta with RGB values 219, 67, 205 and HSL 306°, 68%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DB43CD#DB43CD

HEX#DB43CD

RGBrgb(219, 67, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.2627, 0.8039

RGB percentages85.9%, 26.3%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(305.5, 67.9%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(305.5, 69.4%, 85.9%)

CMYK0%, 69.4%, 6.4%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,369,741

CSS custom property--colour: #DB43CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23482WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.7:1

Contrast with white3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#24BC32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3A77D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#728DC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.3 from the original

Tritanopia#E45383no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15.7 Orchid · ΔE 20.2 Violet · ΔE 22.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 25.3 Medium violet red · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#43DB51

Analogous#9D43DB, #DB4381

Triadic#CDDB43, #43CDDB

Split complementary#81DB43, #43DB9D

Tetradic#DB9D43, #43DB51, #4381DB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCEEFB

Lighter +30%#F4C3EF

Lighter +20%#EB99E4

Lighter +10%#E36ED8

Darker −10%#C526B7

Darker −20%#9A1E8F

Darker −30%#701567

Darker −40%#450D40

More saturated +25%#F727E4

Less saturated −25%#BF5FB6

Channel breakdown

R219

G67

B205

Red219 (85.9%)

Green67 (26.3%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue305.53°

Saturation (HSL)67.86%

Lightness56.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DB · G 43 · B CD

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Db43Cd (chemical formula)

Formula
11,636.41 g/mol
44 atoms

Db43Cd has a molar mass of 11,636.41 g/mol, made up of 44 atoms across 2 elements: 43 × Db, 1 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass11,636.41 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule44

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.9322713 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.1752566 × 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

Db99%

Cd1%

Dubnium (Db × 43)11,524 g/mol, 99.034%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 0.966%

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