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Recognised as Colour

#CB28AD

  • #CB28AD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#CB28AD is a magenta with RGB values 203, 40, 173 and HSL 311°, 67%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#CB28AD#CB28AD
HEX#CB28AD
RGBrgb(203, 40, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.1569, 0.6784
RGB percentages79.6%, 15.7%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(311, 67.1%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311, 80.3%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 80.3%, 14.8%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,314,221
CSS custom property--colour: #CB28AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17231WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.1 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#545454
Inverted#34D752

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E64B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#697CA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.8 from the original
Tritanopia#D6346Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 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

Medium violet red · ΔE 18.6Dark magenta · ΔE 19.8Medium orchid · ΔE 20.4Orchid · ΔE 22.7Purple · ΔE 23.6Violet · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 18.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#28CB46
Analogous#9728CB, #CB285C
Triadic#ADCB28, #28ADCB
Split complementary#5CCB28, #28CB97
Tetradic#CB9728, #28CB46, #285CCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5CAED
Lighter +30%#ECA0DE
Lighter +20%#E475CF
Lighter +10%#DB4BC1
Darker −10%#A02089
Darker −20%#761764
Darker −30%#4B0F40
Darker −40%#21061C
More saturated +25%#E90AC0
Less saturated −25%#AD469A

Channel breakdown

R203
G40
B173
Red203 (79.6%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue311.04°
Saturation (HSL)67.08%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G 28 · B AD

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