Recognised as Colour
#CB2A91
- #CB2A91
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#CB2A91 is a magenta with RGB values 203, 42, 145 and HSL 322°, 66%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#CB2A91#CB2A91
HEX#CB2A91
RGBrgb(203, 42, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.1647, 0.5686
RGB percentages79.6%, 16.5%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(321.6, 65.7%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.6, 79.3%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 79.3%, 28.6%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,314,705
CSS custom property--colour: #CB2A91;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16397WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.91:1
Contrast with white4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#34D56E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2ACB64
Analogous#B52ACB, #CB2A40
Triadic#91CB2A, #2A91CB
Split complementary#41CB2A, #2ACBB5
Tetradic#CBB42A, #2ACB64, #2A40CB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G42
B145
Red203 (79.6%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue321.61°
Saturation (HSL)65.71%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G 2A · B 91
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