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Recognised as Colour

#CB5EC9

  • #CB5EC9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#CB5EC9 is a magenta with RGB values 203, 94, 201 and HSL 301°, 51%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#CB5EC9#CB5EC9
HEX#CB5EC9
RGBrgb(203, 94, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.3686, 0.7882
RGB percentages79.6%, 36.9%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(301.1, 51.2%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.1, 53.7%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 53.7%, 1%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,328,073
CSS custom property--colour: #CB5EC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24919WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.98:1
Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#34A136

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5480CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#768EC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Tritanopia#D16A8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 6.5Medium orchid · ΔE 11.7Violet · ΔE 12.8Medium purple · ΔE 24.9Dark magenta · ΔE 25Purple · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 6.47, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5ECB60
Analogous#975ECB, #CB5E92
Triadic#C9CB5E, #5EC9CB
Split complementary#92CB5E, #5ECB97
Tetradic#CB975E, #5ECB60, #5E92CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDF8FD
Lighter +30%#F0D2F0
Lighter +20%#E4ABE3
Lighter +10%#D785D6
Darker −10%#BA3CB8
Darker −20%#933092
Darker −30%#6D236B
Darker −40%#461745
More saturated +25%#E643E3
Less saturated −25%#B079AF

Channel breakdown

R203
G94
B201
Red203 (79.6%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue301.1°
Saturation (HSL)51.17%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G 5E · B C9

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