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Colour

#CB0059

  • #CB0059
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Crimson

#CB0059 is a red with RGB values 203, 0, 89 and HSL 334°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#CB0059#CB0059
HEX#CB0059
RGBrgb(203, 0, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0, 0.349
RGB percentages79.6%, 0%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(333.7, 100%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(333.7, 100%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 56.2%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,303,897
CSS custom property--colour: #CB0059;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13418WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.7:1
Contrast with white5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#34FFA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B4F5Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 72.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B7354no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.1 from the original
Tritanopia#DE0033no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 23.6Deep pink · ΔE 24.8Medium violet red · ΔE 25.5Brown · ΔE 29.6Indian red · ΔE 29.9Hot pink · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 23.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00CB72
Analogous#CB00BF, #CB0C00
Triadic#59CB00, #0059CB
Split complementary#00CB0C, #00BFCB
Tetradic#BFCB00, #00CB72, #0C00CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF98C5
Lighter +30%#FF65A9
Lighter +20%#FF328C
Lighter +10%#FE006F
Darker −10%#980043
Darker −20%#65002C
Darker −30%#320016
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#CB0059
Less saturated −25%#B2195C

Channel breakdown

R203
G0
B89
Red203 (79.6%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue333.69°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G 00 · B 59

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