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Recognised as Colour

#CB2EE3

  • #CB2EE3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#CB2EE3 is a magenta with RGB values 203, 46, 227 and HSL 292°, 76%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#CB2EE3#CB2EE3
HEX#CB2EE3
RGBrgb(203, 46, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.1804, 0.8902
RGB percentages79.6%, 18%, 89%
HSLhsl(292, 76.4%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292, 79.7%, 89%)
CMYK10.6%, 79.7%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,315,811
CSS custom property--colour: #CB2EE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.04:1
Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#34D11C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A82DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CD568Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 17Dark violet · ΔE 17.3Fuchsia · ΔE 20.4Magenta · ΔE 20.4Blue violet · ΔE 21.1Medium orchid · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#46E32E
Analogous#712EE3, #E32EA0
Triadic#E3CB2E, #2EE3CB
Split complementary#A0E32E, #2EE371
Tetradic#E3712E, #46E32E, #2EA0E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8E2FB
Lighter +30%#EDB5F5
Lighter +20%#E188EF
Lighter +10%#D65BE9
Darker −10%#AD1AC4
Darker −20%#851497
Darker −30%#5E0E6A
Darker −40%#36083D
More saturated +25%#E012FF
Less saturated −25%#B54CC5

Channel breakdown

R203
G46
B227
Red203 (79.6%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue292.04°
Saturation (HSL)76.37%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G 2E · B E3

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