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Recognised as Colour

#CB00C5

  • #CB00C5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#CB00C5 is a magenta with RGB values 203, 0, 197 and HSL 302°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#CB00C5#CB00C5
HEX#CB00C5
RGBrgb(203, 0, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0, 0.7725
RGB percentages79.6%, 0%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(301.8, 100%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.8, 100%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 3%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,304,005
CSS custom property--colour: #CB00C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16728WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.83:1
Contrast with white4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#34FF3A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67 from the original
Deuteranopia#567AC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74 from the original
Tritanopia#D33573no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 20.9Medium orchid · ΔE 23.5Fuchsia · ΔE 24Magenta · ΔE 24Dark violet · ΔE 24.2Dark magenta · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 20.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00CB06
Analogous#6B00CB, #CB0060
Triadic#C5CB00, #00C5CB
Split complementary#60CB00, #00CB6B
Tetradic#CB6B00, #00CB06, #0060CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF98FC
Lighter +30%#FF65FA
Lighter +20%#FF32F9
Lighter +10%#FE00F6
Darker −10%#980094
Darker −20%#650062
Darker −30%#320031
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#CB00C5
Less saturated −25%#B219AD

Channel breakdown

R203
G0
B197
Red203 (79.6%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue301.77°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G 00 · B C5

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