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Colour

#CB6696

  • #CB6696
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#CB6696 is a red with RGB values 203, 102, 150 and HSL 331°, 49%, 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

#CB6696#CB6696
HEX#CB6696
RGBrgb(203, 102, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.4, 0.5882
RGB percentages79.6%, 40%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(331.5, 49.3%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(331.5, 49.8%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 49.8%, 26.1%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,330,070
CSS custom property--colour: #CB6696;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.88:1
Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#349969

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#727C98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C8E94no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D86278no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 9Hot pink · ΔE 21Plum · ΔE 25.7Light coral · ΔE 29Medium violet red · ΔE 29Orchid · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 8.98, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#66CB9B
Analogous#CB66C8, #CB6866
Triadic#96CB66, #6696CB
Split complementary#66CB68, #66C8CB
Tetradic#C9CB66, #66CB9B, #6966CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFEFE
Lighter +30%#F2D8E4
Lighter +20%#E5B2CA
Lighter +10%#D88CB0
Darker −10%#BE407C
Darker −20%#983363
Darker −30%#71274A
Darker −40%#4B1A31
More saturated +25%#E54C95
Less saturated −25%#B18097

Channel breakdown

R203
G102
B150
Red203 (79.6%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue331.49°
Saturation (HSL)49.27%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G 66 · B 96

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