Colour

#CB51B9

#CB51B9
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#CB51B9 is a magenta with RGB values 203, 81, 185 and HSL 309°, 54%, 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 Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#CB51B9

RGBrgb(203, 81, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.3176, 0.7255

RGB percentages79.6%, 31.8%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(308.9, 54%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(308.9, 60.1%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 60.1%, 8.9%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,324,729

CSS custom property--colour: #CB51B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.42:1

Contrast with white3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#34AE46

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F76BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54 from the original

Deuteranopia#7688B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.1 from the original

Tritanopia#D45A7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 10.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 15.9 Violet · ΔE 17 Medium violet red · ΔE 21.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 22.8 Hot pink · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 10.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#51CB63

Analogous#A051CB, #CB517C

Triadic#B9CB51, #51B9CB

Split complementary#7CCB51, #51CBA0

Tetradic#CBA051, #51CB63, #517CCB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAEEF8

Lighter +30%#EEC7E8

Lighter +20%#E2A0D9

Lighter +10%#D778C9

Darker −10%#B336A1

Darker −20%#8C2A7E

Darker −30%#651E5A

Darker −40%#3E1237

More saturated +25%#E735CD

Less saturated −25%#AF6DA5

Channel breakdown

R203

G81

B185

Red203 (79.6%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue308.85°

Saturation (HSL)53.98%

Lightness55.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G 51 · B B9

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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