Colour

#CB26CB

#CB26CB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#CB26CB is a magenta with RGB values 203, 38, 203 and HSL 300°, 68%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#CB26CB#CB26CB

HEX#CB26CB

RGBrgb(203, 38, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.149, 0.7961

RGB percentages79.6%, 14.9%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(300, 68.5%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 81.3%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 81.3%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,313,739

CSS custom property--colour: #CB26CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18395WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.68:1

Contrast with white4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#34D934

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006ACFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#597EC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.6 from the original

Tritanopia#D2457Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 18.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.1 Dark violet · ΔE 24.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 25.1 Fuchsia · ΔE 26.1 Magenta · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 18.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#26CB26

Analogous#7826CB, #CB2678

Triadic#CBCB26, #26CBCB

Split complementary#78CB26, #26CB78

Tetradic#CB7826, #26CB26, #2678CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5C8F5

Lighter +30%#ED9DED

Lighter +20%#E572E5

Lighter +10%#DD47DD

Darker −10%#A01EA0

Darker −20%#751675

Darker −30%#4A0E4A

Darker −40%#1F061F

More saturated +25%#E908E9

Less saturated −25%#AD44AD

Channel breakdown

R203

G38

B203

Red203 (79.6%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)68.46%

Lightness47.25%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR CB · G 26 · B CB

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