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Recognised as Colour

#CB08CC

  • #CB08CC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#CB08CC is a magenta with RGB values 203, 8, 204 and HSL 300°, 92%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#CB08CC#CB08CC
HEX#CB08CC
RGBrgb(203, 8, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.0314, 0.8
RGB percentages79.6%, 3.1%, 80%
HSLhsl(299.7, 92.5%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(299.7, 96.1%, 80%)
CMYK0.5%, 96.1%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,306,060
CSS custom property--colour: #CB08CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1723WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.72:1
Contrast with white4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#34F733

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#527BC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.5 from the original
Tritanopia#D23C78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 19.9Dark violet · ΔE 21.8Fuchsia · ΔE 22Magenta · ΔE 22Medium orchid · ΔE 24Blue violet · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 19.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#09CC08
Analogous#6908CC, #CC086B
Triadic#CCCB08, #08CCCB
Split complementary#6BCC08, #08CC69
Tetradic#CC6908, #09CC08, #086BCC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBA5FB
Lighter +30%#F973FA
Lighter +20%#F742F8
Lighter +10%#F511F6
Darker −10%#9A069B
Darker −20%#69046A
Darker −30%#380239
Darker −40%#080008
More saturated +25%#D300D4
Less saturated −25%#B123B2

Channel breakdown

R203
G8
B204
Red203 (79.6%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue299.69°
Saturation (HSL)92.45%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G 08 · B CC

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