Recognised as Colour

#DB6BF6

#DB6BF6
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#DB6BF6 is a violet with RGB values 219, 107, 246 and HSL 288°, 89%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DB6BF6#DB6BF6

HEX#DB6BF6

RGBrgb(219, 107, 246)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.4196, 0.9647

RGB percentages85.9%, 42%, 96.5%

HSLhsl(288.3, 88.5%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.3, 56.5%, 96.5%)

CMYK11%, 56.5%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,380,022

CSS custom property--colour: #DB6BF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.45:1

Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#249409

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D92FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#759EF2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.8 from the original

Tritanopia#DC80A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.5 Violet · ΔE 17.2 Orchid · ΔE 18.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.1 Medium purple · ΔE 28.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#86F66B

Analogous#956BF6, #F66BCC

Triadic#F6DB6B, #6BF6DB

Split complementary#CCF66B, #6BF695

Tetradic#F6956B, #86F66B, #6BCCF6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFBFF

Lighter +20%#F2CBFC

Lighter +10%#E79BF9

Darker −10%#CF3BF3

Darker −20%#C10EED

Darker −30%#9A0BBD

Darker −40%#73098C

More saturated +25%#E162FF

Less saturated −25%#CF7FE2

Channel breakdown

R219

G107

B246

Red219 (85.9%)

Green107 (42%)

Blue246 (96.5%)

Hue288.35°

Saturation (HSL)88.54%

Lightness69.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DB · G 6B · B F6

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Db6BF6 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,732.798 g/mol
13 atoms

Db6BF6 has a molar mass of 1,732.798 g/mol, made up of 13 atoms across 3 elements: 6 × Db, 1 × B, 6 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,732.798 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule13

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.8773788 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram3.4753853 × 10^20

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

Db92.8%

B0.6%

F6.6%

Dubnium (Db × 6)1,608 g/mol, 92.798%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.624%

Fluorine (F × 6)113.988 g/mol, 6.578%

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