Recognised as Colour

#DB57BB

#DB57BB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#DB57BB is a magenta with RGB values 219, 87, 187 and HSL 315°, 65%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#DB57BB#DB57BB

HEX#DB57BB

RGBrgb(219, 87, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.3412, 0.7333

RGB percentages85.9%, 34.1%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(314.5, 64.7%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(314.5, 60.3%, 85.9%)

CMYK0%, 60.3%, 14.6%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,374,843

CSS custom property--colour: #DB57BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25464WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.09:1

Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#24A844

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C7DBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57 from the original

Deuteranopia#8492B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.3 from the original

Tritanopia#E65C81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 11.6 Violet · ΔE 16.7 Hot pink · ΔE 18.5 Medium violet red · ΔE 19.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.8 Dark magenta · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 11.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#57DB77

Analogous#B957DB, #DB5779

Triadic#BBDB57, #57BBDB

Split complementary#79DB57, #57DBB9

Tetradic#DBB957, #57DB77, #5779DB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6D5EE

Lighter +20%#EDABDD

Lighter +10%#E481CC

Darker −10%#D22DAA

Darker −20%#A82488

Darker −30%#7E1B66

Darker −40%#541244

More saturated +25%#F43DC8

Less saturated −25%#C271AE

Channel breakdown

R219

G87

B187

Red219 (85.9%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue314.55°

Saturation (HSL)64.71%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DB · G 57 · B BB

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Db57BB (chemical formula)

Formula
15,297.62 g/mol
59 atoms

Db57BB has a molar mass of 15,297.62 g/mol, made up of 59 atoms across 2 elements: 57 × Db, 2 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass15,297.62 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule59

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.5402296 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram3.9366521 × 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

Db99.9%

B0.1%

Dubnium (Db × 57)15,276 g/mol, 99.859%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 0.141%

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