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Recognised as Colour

#CB50DF

  • #CB50DF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CB50DF is a magenta with RGB values 203, 80, 223 and HSL 292°, 69%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CB50DF#CB50DF
HEX#CB50DF
RGBrgb(203, 80, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.3137, 0.8745
RGB percentages79.6%, 31.4%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(291.6, 69.1%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.6, 64.1%, 87.5%)
CMYK9%, 64.1%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,324,511
CSS custom property--colour: #CB50DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23762WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.75:1
Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#34AF20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B7DE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#618BDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59 from the original
Tritanopia#CD6791no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.3Dark orchid · ΔE 15.9Orchid · ΔE 21.4Violet · ΔE 22.5Dark magenta · ΔE 26.6Dark violet · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.29, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#64DF50
Analogous#8350DF, #DF50AC
Triadic#DFCB50, #50DFCB
Split complementary#ACDF50, #50DF83
Tetradic#DF8350, #64DF50, #50ACDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFCFF
Lighter +30%#F1D1F7
Lighter +20%#E5A6EF
Lighter +10%#D87BE7
Darker −10%#BD27D5
Darker −20%#971FAA
Darker −30%#70177F
Darker −40%#4A0F54
More saturated +25%#DE36F9
Less saturated −25%#B86AC5

Channel breakdown

R203
G80
B223
Red203 (79.6%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue291.61°
Saturation (HSL)69.08%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G 50 · B DF

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