Recognised as Colour

#DB75FF

#DB75FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#DB75FF is a violet with RGB values 219, 117, 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

#DB75FF#DB75FF

HEX#DB75FF

RGBrgb(219, 117, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.4588, 1

RGB percentages85.9%, 45.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(284.3, 100%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.3, 54.1%, 100%)

CMYK14.1%, 54.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,382,591

CSS custom property--colour: #DB75FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35003WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8:1

Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#248A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5599FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#77A3FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D98BAFno 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 text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.2 Violet · ΔE 16.8 Orchid · ΔE 19.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 24 Medium purple · ΔE 26.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#99FF75

Analogous#9675FF, #FF75DE

Triadic#FFDB75, #75FFDB

Split complementary#DEFF75, #75FF96

Tetradic#FF9675, #99FF75, #75DEFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6DBFF

Lighter +10%#E8A8FF

Darker −10%#CE42FF

Darker −20%#C00FFF

Darker −30%#A200DB

Darker −40%#7C00A8

More saturated +25%#DB75FF

Less saturated −25%#D386EE

Channel breakdown

R219

G117

B255

Red219 (85.9%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue284.35°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness72.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DB · G 75 · B FF

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Db75FF (chemical formula)

Formula
20,137.996 g/mol
77 atoms

Db75FF has a molar mass of 20,137.996 g/mol, made up of 77 atoms across 2 elements: 75 × Db, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass20,137.996 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule77

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.3439929 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram2.990437 × 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%

F0.2%

Dubnium (Db × 75)20,100 g/mol, 99.811%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 0.189%

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