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Colour

#CB429B

  • #CB429B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#CB429B is a magenta with RGB values 203, 66, 155 and HSL 321°, 57%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#CB429B#CB429B
HEX#CB429B
RGBrgb(203, 66, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.2588, 0.6078
RGB percentages79.6%, 25.9%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(321, 56.8%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321, 67.5%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 67.5%, 23.6%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,320,859
CSS custom property--colour: #CB429B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18959WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#34BD64

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#506A9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#798198no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Tritanopia#D84169no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 11.3Hot pink · ΔE 17.3Orchid · ΔE 20.6Dark magenta · ΔE 26.5Violet · ΔE 26.5Deep pink · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 11.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#42CB72
Analogous#B742CB, #CB4256
Triadic#9BCB42, #429BCB
Split complementary#56CB42, #42CBB7
Tetradic#CBB742, #42CB72, #4256CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7E2F0
Lighter +30%#ECBADA
Lighter +20%#E192C5
Lighter +10%#D66AB0
Darker −10%#AB2F80
Darker −20%#832462
Darker −30%#5B1944
Darker −40%#330E26
More saturated +25%#E924A4
Less saturated −25%#AD6092

Channel breakdown

R203
G66
B155
Red203 (79.6%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue321.02°
Saturation (HSL)56.85%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G 42 · B 9B

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