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Colour

#CB68CC

  • #CB68CC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#CB68CC is a magenta with RGB values 203, 104, 204 and HSL 299°, 50%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#CB68CC#CB68CC
HEX#CB68CC
RGBrgb(203, 104, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.4078, 0.8
RGB percentages79.6%, 40.8%, 80%
HSLhsl(299.4, 49.5%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(299.4, 49%, 80%)
CMYK0.5%, 49%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,330,636
CSS custom property--colour: #CB68CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26957WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.39:1
Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#349733

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E86CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C92C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Tritanopia#D07391no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 4.4Violet · ΔE 11.4Medium orchid · ΔE 14.8Medium purple · ΔE 22.7Hot pink · ΔE 27.5Dark magenta · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 4.43, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#69CC68
Analogous#9968CC, #CC689B
Triadic#CCCB68, #68CCCB
Split complementary#9BCC68, #68CC99
Tetradic#CC9968, #69CC68, #689BCC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2DAF3
Lighter +20%#E5B4E6
Lighter +10%#D88ED9
Darker −10%#BE42BF
Darker −20%#99349A
Darker −30%#732774
Darker −40%#4D1A4E
More saturated +25%#E44FE5
Less saturated −25%#B281B3

Channel breakdown

R203
G104
B204
Red203 (79.6%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue299.4°
Saturation (HSL)49.5%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G 68 · B CC

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