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Recognised as Colour

#CB43E6

  • #CB43E6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#CB43E6 is a magenta with RGB values 203, 67, 230 and HSL 290°, 77%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#CB43E6#CB43E6
HEX#CB43E6
RGBrgb(203, 67, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.2627, 0.902
RGB percentages79.6%, 26.3%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(290.1, 76.5%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.1, 70.9%, 90.2%)
CMYK11.7%, 70.9%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,321,190
CSS custom property--colour: #CB43E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22424WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#34BC19

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0079EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59 from the original
Deuteranopia#5387E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.2 from the original
Tritanopia#CC6291no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.4Medium orchid · ΔE 17.4Dark violet · ΔE 20.4Blue violet · ΔE 22.2Fuchsia · ΔE 25.5Magenta · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5EE643
Analogous#7943E6, #E643B0
Triadic#E6CB43, #43E6CB
Split complementary#B0E643, #43E679
Tetradic#E67943, #5EE643, #43B0E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDF7FE
Lighter +30%#F0CAF8
Lighter +20%#E49DF2
Lighter +10%#D770EC
Darker −10%#BA1DD9
Darker −20%#9317AC
Darker −30%#6D117F
Darker −40%#460B52
More saturated +25%#DC2AFF
Less saturated −25%#B95ECB

Channel breakdown

R203
G67
B230
Red203 (79.6%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue290.06°
Saturation (HSL)76.53%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G 43 · B E6

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