Colour

#CB44C9

#CB44C9
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#CB44C9 is a magenta with RGB values 203, 68, 201 and HSL 301°, 56%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CB44C9#CB44C9

HEX#CB44C9

RGBrgb(203, 68, 201)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.2667, 0.7882

RGB percentages79.6%, 26.7%, 78.8%

HSLhsl(300.9, 56.5%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300.9, 66.5%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 66.5%, 1%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,321,417

CSS custom property--colour: #CB44C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.21:1

Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#34BB36

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3273CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6785C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D15681no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.6 Orchid · ΔE 18.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.3 Violet · ΔE 21.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 21.6 Purple · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#44CB46

Analogous#8A44CB, #CB4485

Triadic#C9CB44, #44C9CB

Split complementary#85CB44, #44CB8A

Tetradic#CB8A44, #44CB46, #4485CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7E4F7

Lighter +30%#ECBCEC

Lighter +20%#E194E0

Lighter +10%#D66CD5

Darker −10%#AC30AA

Darker −20%#842583

Darker −30%#5C1A5B

Darker −40%#340F34

More saturated +25%#E926E6

Less saturated −25%#AD62AC

Channel breakdown

R203

G68

B201

Red203 (79.6%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue201 (78.8%)

Hue300.89°

Saturation (HSL)56.49%

Lightness53.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G 44 · B C9

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