Colour

#DB74FF

#DB74FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#DB74FF is a violet with RGB values 219, 116, 255 and HSL 284°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DB74FF#DB74FF

HEX#DB74FF

RGBrgb(219, 116, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.4549, 1

RGB percentages85.9%, 45.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(284.5, 100%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.5, 54.5%, 100%)

CMYK14.1%, 54.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,382,335

CSS custom property--colour: #DB74FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.95:1

Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#248B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5399FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#76A2FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.6 from the original

Tritanopia#D98AAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.3 Violet · ΔE 17.2 Orchid · ΔE 19.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.7 Medium purple · ΔE 26.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#98FF74

Analogous#9674FF, #FF74DD

Triadic#FFDB74, #74FFDB

Split complementary#DDFF74, #74FF95

Tetradic#FF9574, #98FF74, #74DDFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F5DAFF

Lighter +10%#E8A7FF

Darker −10%#CE41FF

Darker −20%#C10EFF

Darker −30%#A200DA

Darker −40%#7C00A7

More saturated +25%#DB74FF

Less saturated −25%#D385EE

Channel breakdown

R219

G116

B255

Red219 (85.9%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue284.46°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness72.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DB · G 74 · B FF

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Db74FF (chemical formula)

Formula
19,869.996 g/mol
76 atoms

Db74FF has a molar mass of 19,869.996 g/mol, made up of 76 atoms across 2 elements: 74 × Db, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass19,869.996 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule76

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.2994905 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram3.030771 × 10^19

Composition by mass

Db99.8%

F0.2%

Dubnium (Db × 74)19,832 g/mol, 99.809%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 0.191%

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