Recognised as Colour

#DB55CE

#DB55CE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#DB55CE is a magenta with RGB values 219, 85, 206 and HSL 306°, 65%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#DB55CE#DB55CE

HEX#DB55CE

RGBrgb(219, 85, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.3333, 0.8078

RGB percentages85.9%, 33.3%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(305.8, 65%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(305.8, 61.2%, 85.9%)

CMYK0%, 61.2%, 5.9%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,374,350

CSS custom property--colour: #DB55CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26013WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.2:1

Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#24AA31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E7FD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B92CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.8 from the original

Tritanopia#E4618Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 12.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 13.3 Violet · ΔE 15.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 25.8 Medium violet red · ΔE 26.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 12.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#55DB62

Analogous#A555DB, #DB558B

Triadic#CEDB55, #55CEDB

Split complementary#8BDB55, #55DBA5

Tetradic#DBA555, #55DB62, #558BDB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFDFF

Lighter +30%#F6D3F2

Lighter +20%#EDA9E6

Lighter +10%#E47FDA

Darker −10%#D12CC1

Darker −20%#A7239A

Darker −30%#7D1A73

Darker −40%#53114C

More saturated +25%#F53BE3

Less saturated −25%#C16FB9

Channel breakdown

R219

G85

B206

Red219 (85.9%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue305.82°

Saturation (HSL)65.05%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DB · G 55 · B CE

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Db55Ce (chemical formula)

Formula
14,880.12 g/mol
56 atoms

Db55Ce has a molar mass of 14,880.12 g/mol, made up of 56 atoms across 2 elements: 55 × Db, 1 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass14,880.12 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule56

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.4709021 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram4.047105 × 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

Db99.1%

Ce0.9%

Dubnium (Db × 55)14,740 g/mol, 99.058%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 0.942%

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