Colour
#CB6599
- #CB6599
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#CB6599 is a magenta with RGB values 203, 101, 153 and HSL 329°, 50%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#CB6599#CB6599
HEX#CB6599
RGBrgb(203, 101, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.3961, 0.6
RGB percentages79.6%, 39.6%, 60%
HSLhsl(329.4, 49.5%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(329.4, 50.2%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 50.2%, 24.6%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,329,817
CSS custom property--colour: #CB6599;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.86:1
Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#349A66
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#65CB97
Analogous#CA65CB, #CB6566
Triadic#99CB65, #6599CB
Split complementary#66CB65, #65CBCA
Tetradic#CBCA65, #65CB97, #6566CB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G101
B153
Red203 (79.6%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue329.41°
Saturation (HSL)49.51%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G 65 · B 99
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