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Recognised as Colour

#CB28E4

  • #CB28E4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#CB28E4 is a magenta with RGB values 203, 40, 228 and HSL 292°, 78%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#CB28E4#CB28E4
HEX#CB28E4
RGBrgb(203, 40, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.1569, 0.8941
RGB percentages79.6%, 15.7%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(292, 77.7%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292, 82.5%, 89.4%)
CMYK11%, 82.5%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,314,276
CSS custom property--colour: #CB28E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.96:1
Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#34D71B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4681E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.9 from the original
Tritanopia#CD538Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 16.6Dark orchid · ΔE 18.1Fuchsia · ΔE 19.1Magenta · ΔE 19.1Blue violet · ΔE 20.8Medium orchid · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 16.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#41E428
Analogous#6D28E4, #E4289F
Triadic#E4CB28, #28E4CB
Split complementary#9FE428, #28E46D
Tetradic#E46D28, #41E428, #289FE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7DDFB
Lighter +30%#ECB0F5
Lighter +20%#E183EF
Lighter +10%#D655EA
Darker −10%#AA18C1
Darker −20%#821393
Darker −30%#5A0D66
Darker −40%#320739
More saturated +25%#DF0DFF
Less saturated −25%#B546C6

Channel breakdown

R203
G40
B228
Red203 (79.6%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue292.02°
Saturation (HSL)77.69%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G 28 · B E4

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