Colour

#CB44E1

#CB44E1
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#CB44E1 is a magenta with RGB values 203, 68, 225 and HSL 292°, 72%, 57%. 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

#CB44E1#CB44E1

HEX#CB44E1

RGBrgb(203, 68, 225)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.2667, 0.8824

RGB percentages79.6%, 26.7%, 88.2%

HSLhsl(291.6, 72.4%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.6, 69.8%, 88.2%)

CMYK9.8%, 69.8%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,321,441

CSS custom property--colour: #CB44E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.45:1

Contrast with white3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#34BB1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0078E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5887DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CD608Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 15.1 Dark violet · ΔE 22.2 Blue violet · ΔE 24.1 Fuchsia · ΔE 27.2 Magenta · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5AE144

Analogous#7C44E1, #E144A9

Triadic#E1CB44, #44E1CB

Split complementary#A9E144, #44E17C

Tetradic#E17C44, #5AE144, #44A9E1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCF4FD

Lighter +30%#F0C8F6

Lighter +20%#E39CEF

Lighter +10%#D770E8

Darker −10%#B821D1

Darker −20%#911AA5

Darker −30%#6A1379

Darker −40%#440C4D

More saturated +25%#DF29FC

Less saturated −25%#B75FC6

Channel breakdown

R203

G68

B225

Red203 (79.6%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue225 (88.2%)

Hue291.59°

Saturation (HSL)72.35%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CB · G 44 · B E1

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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