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Recognised as Colour

#CB0CCB

  • #CB0CCB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#CB0CCB is a magenta with RGB values 203, 12, 203 and HSL 300°, 89%, 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

#CB0CCB#CB0CCB
HEX#CB0CCB
RGBrgb(203, 12, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.0471, 0.7961
RGB percentages79.6%, 4.7%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(300, 88.8%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 94.1%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 94.1%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,307,083
CSS custom property--colour: #CB0CCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17271WCAG 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 4.71:1
Contrast with white4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#34F334

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#537BC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D23C78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 19.8Dark violet · ΔE 22.3Fuchsia · ΔE 22.6Magenta · ΔE 22.6Medium orchid · ΔE 23.5Blue violet · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 19.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0CCB0C
Analogous#6B0CCB, #CB0C6B
Triadic#CBCB0C, #0CCBCB
Split complementary#6BCB0C, #0CCB6B
Tetradic#CB6B0C, #0CCB0C, #0C6BCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAA9FA
Lighter +30%#F779F7
Lighter +20%#F449F4
Lighter +10%#F119F1
Darker −10%#9B099B
Darker −20%#6B066B
Darker −30%#3B033B
Darker −40%#0A010A
More saturated +25%#D700D7
Less saturated −25%#B027B0

Channel breakdown

R203
G12
B203
Red203 (79.6%)
Green12 (4.7%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)88.84%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR CB · G 0C · B CB

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