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Recognised as Colour

#CB47DD

  • #CB47DD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CB47DD is a magenta with RGB values 203, 71, 221 and HSL 293°, 69%, 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 Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CB47DD#CB47DD
HEX#CB47DD
RGBrgb(203, 71, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.2784, 0.8667
RGB percentages79.6%, 27.8%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(292.8, 68.8%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.8, 67.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK8.1%, 67.9%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,322,205
CSS custom property--colour: #CB47DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.4 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#6E6E6E
Inverted#34B822

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1879E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D87D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.2 from the original
Tritanopia#CE618Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.3 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

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.4Dark orchid · ΔE 15Orchid · ΔE 24.6Dark violet · ΔE 24.6Violet · ΔE 25.6Blue violet · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59DD47
Analogous#8047DD, #DD47A4
Triadic#DDCB47, #47DDCB
Split complementary#A4DD47, #47DD80
Tetradic#DD8047, #59DD47, #47A4DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF3FD
Lighter +30%#EFC8F5
Lighter +20%#E39DED
Lighter +10%#D772E5
Darker −10%#B826CB
Darker −20%#911EA0
Darker −30%#6A1675
Darker −40%#430E4A
More saturated +25%#E02CF8
Less saturated −25%#B662C2

Channel breakdown

R203
G71
B221
Red203 (79.6%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue292.8°
Saturation (HSL)68.81%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G 47 · B DD

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