Colour

#CB1079

#CB1079
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#CB1079 is a magenta with RGB values 203, 16, 121 and HSL 326°, 85%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#CB1079

RGBrgb(203, 16, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.0627, 0.4745

RGB percentages79.6%, 6.3%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(326.3, 85.4%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(326.3, 92.1%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 92.1%, 40.4%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,308,025

CSS custom property--colour: #CB1079;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14448WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.4:1

Contrast with white5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#34EF86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#44557Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#767675no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.2 from the original

Tritanopia#DC0048no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 7.6 Deep pink · ΔE 17.3 Hot pink · ΔE 22 Pale violetred · ΔE 31.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 34.6 Purple · ΔE 34.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 7.62, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#10CB62

Analogous#BF10CB, #CB101C

Triadic#79CB10, #1079CB

Split complementary#1BCB10, #10CBBF

Tetradic#CBC010, #10CB62, #101CCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F9AED8

Lighter +30%#F57FC1

Lighter +20%#F150AA

Lighter +10%#ED2194

Darker −10%#9C0C5D

Darker −20%#6C0941

Darker −30%#3D0524

Darker −40%#0E0108

More saturated +25%#DB007B

Less saturated −25%#B02B76

Channel breakdown

R203

G16

B121

Red203 (79.6%)

Green16 (6.3%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue326.31°

Saturation (HSL)85.39%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G 10 · B 79

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