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Recognised as Colour

#CB4D79

  • #CB4D79
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#CB4D79 is a red with RGB values 203, 77, 121 and HSL 339°, 55%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#CB4D79#CB4D79
HEX#CB4D79
RGBrgb(203, 77, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.302, 0.4745
RGB percentages79.6%, 30.2%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(339, 54.8%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339, 62.1%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 62.1%, 40.4%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,323,641
CSS custom property--colour: #CB4D79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19385WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.88:1
Contrast with white4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#34B286

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#656B7Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#868376no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Tritanopia#DB3F5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12.6Hot pink · ΔE 21.6Indian red · ΔE 22.4Medium violet red · ΔE 24.9Light coral · ΔE 25.8Deep pink · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4DCB9F
Analogous#CB4DB8, #CB604D
Triadic#79CB4D, #4D79CB
Split complementary#4DCB60, #4DB8CB
Tetradic#B8CB4D, #4DCB9F, #604DCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9EBF0
Lighter +30%#EEC3D2
Lighter +20%#E29CB4
Lighter +10%#D77497
Darker −10%#B13460
Darker −20%#8A284A
Darker −30%#621D35
Darker −40%#3B1120
More saturated +25%#E83070
Less saturated −25%#AE6A82

Channel breakdown

R203
G77
B121
Red203 (79.6%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue339.05°
Saturation (HSL)54.78%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G 4D · B 79

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