Recognised as Colour

#DB88CE

#DB88CE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#DB88CE is a magenta with RGB values 219, 136, 206 and HSL 309°, 54%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#DB88CE#DB88CE

HEX#DB88CE

RGBrgb(219, 136, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.5333, 0.8078

RGB percentages85.9%, 53.3%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(309.4, 53.5%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(309.4, 37.9%, 85.9%)

CMYK0%, 37.9%, 5.9%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,387,406

CSS custom property--colour: #DB88CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37125WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.42:1

Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#247731

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#879DD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#9CA8CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original

Tritanopia#E28DA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.2 Orchid · ΔE 18.2 Violet · ΔE 20.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 24.5 Hot pink · ΔE 25.5 Medium purple · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#88DB95

Analogous#BE88DB, #DB88A5

Triadic#CEDB88, #88CEDB

Split complementary#A4DB88, #88DBBE

Tetradic#DBBF88, #88DB95, #88A5DB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFDFE

Lighter +20%#F3D6EE

Lighter +10%#E7AFDE

Darker −10%#CF61BE

Darker −20%#C23BAD

Darker −30%#9B2F8A

Darker −40%#742367

More saturated +25%#EE75DB

Less saturated −25%#C89BC1

Channel breakdown

R219

G136

B206

Red219 (85.9%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue309.4°

Saturation (HSL)53.55%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DB · G 88 · B CE

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Db88Ce (chemical formula)

Formula
23,724.12 g/mol
89 atoms

Db88Ce has a molar mass of 23,724.12 g/mol, made up of 89 atoms across 2 elements: 88 × Db, 1 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass23,724.12 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule89

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.9394828 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram2.5384043 × 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

Db99.4%

Ce0.6%

Dubnium (Db × 88)23,584 g/mol, 99.409%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 0.591%

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