Recognised as Colour

#CB3DCE

#CB3DCE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#CB3DCE is a magenta with RGB values 203, 61, 206 and HSL 299°, 60%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#CB3DCE

RGBrgb(203, 61, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.2392, 0.8078

RGB percentages79.6%, 23.9%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(298.8, 59.7%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(298.8, 70.4%, 80.8%)

CMYK1.5%, 70.4%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,319,630

CSS custom property--colour: #CB3DCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2049WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.1:1

Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#34C231

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1F71D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6183CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.8 from the original

Tritanopia#D15482no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 17.7 Orchid · ΔE 22.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 23.1 Violet · ΔE 25.1 Dark violet · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#40CE3D

Analogous#823DCE, #CE3D89

Triadic#CECB3D, #3DCECB

Split complementary#89CE3D, #3DCE83

Tetradic#CE833D, #40CE3D, #3D89CE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7E0F7

Lighter +30%#ECB7ED

Lighter +20%#E18EE3

Lighter +10%#D666D8

Darker −10%#AA2CAC

Darker −20%#822184

Darker −30%#5A175B

Darker −40%#320D32

More saturated +25%#E81FEC

Less saturated −25%#AE5BB0

Channel breakdown

R203

G61

B206

Red203 (79.6%)

Green61 (23.9%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue298.76°

Saturation (HSL)59.67%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CB · G 3D · B CE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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