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Recognised as Colour

#CB32D9

  • #CB32D9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#CB32D9 is a magenta with RGB values 203, 50, 217 and HSL 295°, 69%, 52%. 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

#CB32D9#CB32D9
HEX#CB32D9
RGBrgb(203, 50, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.1961, 0.851
RGB percentages79.6%, 19.6%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(295, 68.7%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295, 77%, 85.1%)
CMYK6.5%, 77%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,316,825
CSS custom property--colour: #CB32D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19987WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5:1
Contrast with white4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#34CD26

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5482D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CF5285no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.9Medium orchid · ΔE 19Dark violet · ΔE 20.8Fuchsia · ΔE 24.1Magenta · ΔE 24.1Blue violet · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40D932
Analogous#7832D9, #D93293
Triadic#D9CB32, #32D9CB
Split complementary#93D932, #32D978
Tetradic#D97832, #40D932, #3293D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7DEF9
Lighter +30%#ECB3F1
Lighter +20%#E188E9
Lighter +10%#D65DE1
Darker −10%#AA22B6
Darker −20%#821A8B
Darker −30%#5A1260
Darker −40%#320A35
More saturated +25%#E414F7
Less saturated −25%#B250BB

Channel breakdown

R203
G50
B217
Red203 (79.6%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue294.97°
Saturation (HSL)68.72%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G 32 · B D9

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