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Recognised as Colour

#CB5AE0

  • #CB5AE0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CB5AE0 is a magenta with RGB values 203, 90, 224 and HSL 291°, 68%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CB5AE0#CB5AE0
HEX#CB5AE0
RGBrgb(203, 90, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.3529, 0.8784
RGB percentages79.6%, 35.3%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(290.6, 68.4%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.6, 59.8%, 87.8%)
CMYK9.4%, 59.8%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,327,072
CSS custom property--colour: #CB5AE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.08:1
Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#34A51F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C82E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#688EDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Tritanopia#CD6F95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 5.9Orchid · ΔE 17.2Dark orchid · ΔE 18.3Violet · ΔE 18.4Dark magenta · ΔE 26.7Medium purple · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 5.91, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6FE05A
Analogous#885AE0, #E05AB2
Triadic#E0CB5A, #5AE0CB
Split complementary#B2E05A, #5AE088
Tetradic#E0885A, #6FE05A, #5AB2E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4DBF8
Lighter +20%#E6B0F0
Lighter +10%#D985E8
Darker −10%#BD2FD8
Darker −20%#9C22B2
Darker −30%#761988
Darker −40%#51115D
More saturated +25%#DC42F9
Less saturated −25%#BA73C8

Channel breakdown

R203
G90
B224
Red203 (79.6%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue290.6°
Saturation (HSL)68.37%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G 5A · B E0

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