Recognised as Colour

#DB55FE

#DB55FE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#DB55FE is a violet with RGB values 219, 85, 254 and HSL 288°, 99%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#DB55FE#DB55FE

HEX#DB55FE

RGBrgb(219, 85, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.3333, 0.9961

RGB percentages85.9%, 33.3%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(287.6, 98.8%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.6, 66.5%, 99.6%)

CMYK13.8%, 66.5%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,374,398

CSS custom property--colour: #DB55FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28713WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.74:1

Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#24AA01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0189FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E96FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63 from the original

Tritanopia#DB74A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 19.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.4 Dark violet · ΔE 23.3 Fuchsia · ΔE 23.5 Magenta · ΔE 23.5 Blue violet · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 19.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#78FE55

Analogous#8755FE, #FE55CC

Triadic#FEDB55, #55FEDB

Split complementary#CDFE55, #55FE86

Tetradic#FE8655, #78FE55, #55CDFE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBEDFF

Lighter +20%#F0BAFF

Lighter +10%#E688FE

Darker −10%#D022FE

Darker −20%#BB01EC

Darker −30%#9301B9

Darker −40%#6B0186

More saturated +25%#DC54FF

Less saturated −25%#CE6AE9

Channel breakdown

R219

G85

B254

Red219 (85.9%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue287.57°

Saturation (HSL)98.83%

Lightness66.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DB · G 55 · B FE

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Db55Fe (chemical formula)

Formula
14,795.845 g/mol
56 atoms

Db55Fe has a molar mass of 14,795.845 g/mol, made up of 56 atoms across 2 elements: 55 × Db, 1 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass14,795.845 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule56

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.4569079 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram4.0701567 × 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

Db99.6%

Fe0.4%

Dubnium (Db × 55)14,740 g/mol, 99.623%

Iron (Fe)55.845 g/mol, 0.377%

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