Colour
#CB659A
- #CB659A
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#CB659A is a magenta with RGB values 203, 101, 154 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
#CB659A#CB659A
HEX#CB659A
RGBrgb(203, 101, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.3961, 0.6039
RGB percentages79.6%, 39.6%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(328.8, 49.5%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(328.8, 50.2%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 50.2%, 24.1%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,329,818
CSS custom property--colour: #CB659A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.87:1
Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#349A65
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 text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#65CB96
Analogous#C965CB, #CB6567
Triadic#9ACB65, #659ACB
Split complementary#67CB65, #65CBC9
Tetradic#CBC965, #65CB96, #6567CB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G101
B154
Red203 (79.6%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue328.82°
Saturation (HSL)49.51%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G 65 · B 9A
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