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Recognised as Colour

#CB527A

  • #CB527A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#CB527A is a red with RGB values 203, 82, 122 and HSL 340°, 54%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#CB527A#CB527A
HEX#CB527A
RGBrgb(203, 82, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.3216, 0.4784
RGB percentages79.6%, 32.2%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(340.2, 53.8%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.2, 59.6%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 59.6%, 39.9%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,324,922
CSS custom property--colour: #CB527A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#34AD85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#696D7Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#888577no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Tritanopia#DB4661no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 10.7Indian red · ΔE 21Hot pink · ΔE 22.5Light coral · ΔE 24Medium violet red · ΔE 27Salmon · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 10.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#52CBA3
Analogous#CB52B7, #CB6652
Triadic#7ACB52, #527ACB
Split complementary#52CB66, #52B7CB
Tetradic#B7CB52, #52CBA3, #6652CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAEFF3
Lighter +30%#EEC8D4
Lighter +20%#E3A0B6
Lighter +10%#D77998
Darker −10%#B43660
Darker −20%#8D2A4B
Darker −30%#651F36
Darker −40%#3E1321
More saturated +25%#E73670
Less saturated −25%#AF6E84

Channel breakdown

R203
G82
B122
Red203 (79.6%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue340.17°
Saturation (HSL)53.78%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G 52 · B 7A

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