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Recognised as Colour

#CB43AA

  • #CB43AA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#CB43AA is a magenta with RGB values 203, 67, 170 and HSL 315°, 57%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#CB43AA#CB43AA
HEX#CB43AA
RGBrgb(203, 67, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.2627, 0.6667
RGB percentages79.6%, 26.3%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(314.6, 56.7%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.6, 67%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 67%, 16.3%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,321,130
CSS custom property--colour: #CB43AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19613WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.92:1
Contrast with white4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#34BC55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A6DADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7482A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Tritanopia#D64871no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 15.3Orchid · ΔE 16.1Medium orchid · ΔE 21.1Hot pink · ΔE 21.6Violet · ΔE 22.1Dark magenta · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 15.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#43CB64
Analogous#A843CB, #CB4366
Triadic#AACB43, #43AACB
Split complementary#66CB43, #43CBA8
Tetradic#CBA843, #43CB64, #4366CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7E3F2
Lighter +30%#ECBBE0
Lighter +20%#E193CE
Lighter +10%#D66BBC
Darker −10%#AC2F8D
Darker −20%#84246D
Darker −30%#5C194C
Darker −40%#340E2B
More saturated +25%#E925B9
Less saturated −25%#AD619B

Channel breakdown

R203
G67
B170
Red203 (79.6%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue314.56°
Saturation (HSL)56.67%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G 43 · B AA

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