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Recognised as Colour

#CB587E

  • #CB587E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#CB587E is a red with RGB values 203, 88, 126 and HSL 340°, 53%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#CB587E#CB587E
HEX#CB587E
RGBrgb(203, 88, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.3451, 0.4941
RGB percentages79.6%, 34.5%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(340.2, 52.5%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.2, 56.7%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 56.7%, 37.9%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,326,462
CSS custom property--colour: #CB587E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21182WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.24:1
Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#34A781

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C717Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A877Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Tritanopia#DB4D66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 8.4Indian red · ΔE 21Hot pink · ΔE 22.9Light coral · ΔE 23.1Medium violet red · ΔE 28.6Salmon · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 8.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#58CBA5
Analogous#CB58B7, #CB6B58
Triadic#7ECB58, #587ECB
Split complementary#58CB6B, #58B8CB
Tetradic#B8CB58, #58CBA5, #6C58CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF4F6
Lighter +30%#EFCDD8
Lighter +20%#E3A6BA
Lighter +10%#D77F9C
Darker −10%#B73963
Darker −20%#902D4E
Darker −30%#692139
Darker −40%#421524
More saturated +25%#E63D75
Less saturated −25%#B07387

Channel breakdown

R203
G88
B126
Red203 (79.6%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue340.17°
Saturation (HSL)52.51%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G 58 · B 7E

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