Recognised as Colour

#CB45D8

#CB45D8
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#CB45D8 is a magenta with RGB values 203, 69, 216 and HSL 295°, 65%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#CB45D8

RGBrgb(203, 69, 216)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.2706, 0.8471

RGB percentages79.6%, 27.1%, 84.7%

HSLhsl(294.7, 65.3%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(294.7, 68.1%, 84.7%)

CMYK6%, 68.1%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,321,688

CSS custom property--colour: #CB45D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.38:1

Contrast with white3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#34BA27

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1E77DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F86D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CF5D8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 15.8 Orchid · ΔE 23.3 Violet · ΔE 24.8 Dark magenta · ΔE 25.3 Dark violet · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#52D845

Analogous#8145D8, #D8459C

Triadic#D8CB45, #45D8CB

Split complementary#9CD845, #45D881

Tetradic#D88145, #52D845, #459CD8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAEEFB

Lighter +30%#EEC3F3

Lighter +20%#E399EA

Lighter +10%#D76FE1

Darker −10%#B429C1

Darker −20%#8D2097

Darker −30%#65176D

Darker −40%#3E0E43

More saturated +25%#E229F4

Less saturated −25%#B461BC

Channel breakdown

R203

G69

B216

Red203 (79.6%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue216 (84.7%)

Hue294.69°

Saturation (HSL)65.33%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CB · G 45 · B D8

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