Colour

#CB2E6C

#CB2E6C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#CB2E6C is a red with RGB values 203, 46, 108 and HSL 336°, 63%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#CB2E6C#CB2E6C

HEX#CB2E6C

RGBrgb(203, 46, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.1804, 0.4235

RGB percentages79.6%, 18%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(336.3, 63.1%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336.3, 77.3%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 77.3%, 46.8%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,315,692

CSS custom property--colour: #CB2E6C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.06:1

Contrast with white5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#34D193

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#545B6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E7968no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.7 from the original

Tritanopia#DD0249no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 19.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 23.3 Hot pink · ΔE 23.3 Deep pink · ΔE 24.2 Indian red · ΔE 27.9 Crimson · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 19.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2ECB8D

Analogous#CB2EBB, #CB3F2E

Triadic#6CCB2E, #2E6CCB

Split complementary#2ECB3F, #2EBBCB

Tetradic#BBCB2E, #2ECB8D, #3E2ECB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4D1DF

Lighter +30%#EBA7C2

Lighter +20%#E27DA5

Lighter +10%#D85488

Darker −10%#A12556

Darker −20%#781B40

Darker −30%#4E122A

Darker −40%#250814

More saturated +25%#EA0F65

Less saturated −25%#AC4D73

Channel breakdown

R203

G46

B108

Red203 (79.6%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue336.31°

Saturation (HSL)63.05%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G 2E · B 6C

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Colour values

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