Recognised as Colour

#DB57B3

#DB57B3
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#DB57B3 is a magenta with RGB values 219, 87, 179 and HSL 318°, 65%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#DB57B3#DB57B3

HEX#DB57B3

RGBrgb(219, 87, 179)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.3412, 0.702

RGB percentages85.9%, 34.1%, 70.2%

HSLhsl(318.2, 64.7%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(318.2, 60.3%, 85.9%)

CMYK0%, 60.3%, 18.3%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,374,835

CSS custom property--colour: #DB57B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.03:1

Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#24A84C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#607CB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#8691B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.9 from the original

Tritanopia#E7597Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 14 Hot pink · ΔE 15.2 Medium violet red · ΔE 17.6 Violet · ΔE 19.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 14.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#57DB7F

Analogous#C157DB, #DB5771

Triadic#B3DB57, #57B3DB

Split complementary#71DB57, #57DBC1

Tetradic#DBC157, #57DB7F, #5771DB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6D5EC

Lighter +20%#EDABD9

Lighter +10%#E481C6

Darker −10%#D22DA0

Darker −20%#A82480

Darker −30%#7E1B60

Darker −40%#541240

More saturated +25%#F43DBD

Less saturated −25%#C271A9

Channel breakdown

R219

G87

B179

Red219 (85.9%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue179 (70.2%)

Hue318.18°

Saturation (HSL)64.71%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DB · G 57 · B B3

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Harmonies

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Db57B3 (chemical formula)

Formula
15,308.43 g/mol
60 atoms

Db57B3 has a molar mass of 15,308.43 g/mol, made up of 60 atoms across 2 elements: 57 × Db, 3 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass15,308.43 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule60

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.5420246 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram3.9338722 × 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

Db99.8%

B0.2%

Dubnium (Db × 57)15,276 g/mol, 99.788%

Boron (B × 3)32.43 g/mol, 0.212%

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