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Recognised as Colour

#CB409A

  • #CB409A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#CB409A is a magenta with RGB values 203, 64, 154 and HSL 321°, 57%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#CB409A#CB409A
HEX#CB409A
RGBrgb(203, 64, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.251, 0.6039
RGB percentages79.6%, 25.1%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(321.2, 57.2%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.2, 68.5%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 68.5%, 24.1%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,320,346
CSS custom property--colour: #CB409A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18696WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.74:1
Contrast with white4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#34BF65

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F699Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59 from the original
Deuteranopia#798097no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.8 from the original
Tritanopia#D83E67no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 10.6Hot pink · ΔE 17.5Orchid · ΔE 21.1Deep pink · ΔE 26.1Dark magenta · ΔE 26.3Violet · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 10.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40CB71
Analogous#B740CB, #CB4054
Triadic#9ACB40, #409ACB
Split complementary#54CB40, #40CBB7
Tetradic#CBB740, #40CB71, #4054CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7E0EF
Lighter +30%#ECB8DA
Lighter +20%#E190C4
Lighter +10%#D668AF
Darker −10%#AA2E7E
Darker −20%#822360
Darker −30%#5A1843
Darker −40%#320D25
More saturated +25%#E922A3
Less saturated −25%#AD5E91

Channel breakdown

R203
G64
B154
Red203 (79.6%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue321.15°
Saturation (HSL)57.2%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G 40 · B 9A

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