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Recognised as Colour

#CB00AD

  • #CB00AD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#CB00AD is a magenta with RGB values 203, 0, 173 and HSL 309°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#CB00AD#CB00AD
HEX#CB00AD
RGBrgb(203, 0, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0, 0.6784
RGB percentages79.6%, 0%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(308.9, 100%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.9, 100%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 14.8%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,303,981
CSS custom property--colour: #CB00AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15714WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#34FF52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#105DB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6378A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.9 from the original
Tritanopia#D62165no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 21.5Medium violet red · ΔE 22.6Medium orchid · ΔE 23.6Purple · ΔE 25.9Dark orchid · ΔE 27.5Orchid · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 21.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00CB1E
Analogous#8400CB, #CB0047
Triadic#ADCB00, #00ADCB
Split complementary#47CB00, #00CB84
Tetradic#CB8400, #00CB1E, #0047CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF98F0
Lighter +30%#FF65E8
Lighter +20%#FF32E1
Lighter +10%#FE00D8
Darker −10%#980082
Darker −20%#650056
Darker −30%#32002B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#CB00AD
Less saturated −25%#B2199B

Channel breakdown

R203
G0
B173
Red203 (79.6%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue308.87°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G 00 · B AD

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