Recognised as Colour

#DBB5FF

#DBB5FF
Violet
Light
Nearest: Plum

#DBB5FF is a violet with RGB values 219, 181, 255 and HSL 271°, 100%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#DBB5FF#DBB5FF

HEX#DBB5FF

RGBrgb(219, 181, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.7098, 1

RGB percentages85.9%, 71%, 100%

HSLhsl(270.8, 100%, 85.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.8, 29%, 100%)

CMYK14.1%, 29%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,398,975

CSS custom property--colour: #DBB5FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55328WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.07:1

Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#244A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A8C3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#AFC5FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D6BFCFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.3 Thistle · ΔE 26.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.7 Violet · ΔE 31.1 Medium purple · ΔE 32 Orchid · ΔE 32.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D9FFB5

Analogous#B6B5FF, #FFB5FE

Triadic#FFDBB5, #B5FFDB

Split complementary#FEFFB5, #B5FFB6

Tetradic#FFB6B5, #D9FFB5, #B5FEFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F4E8FF

Darker −10%#C282FF

Darker −20%#A94FFF

Darker −30%#911CFF

Darker −40%#7700E8

More saturated +25%#DBB5FF

Less saturated −25%#DBBEF6

Channel breakdown

R219

G181

B255

Red219 (85.9%)

Green181 (71%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue270.81°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness85.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DB · G B5 · B FF

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DbB5FF (chemical formula)

Formula
360.046 g/mol
8 atoms

DbB5FF has a molar mass of 360.046 g/mol, made up of 8 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Db, 5 × B, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass360.046 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule8

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule5.9787045 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.6726032 × 10^21

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

Db74.4%

B15%

F10.6%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 74.435%

Boron (B × 5)54.05 g/mol, 15.012%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 10.553%

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