Colour

#CB6EDA

#CB6EDA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#CB6EDA is a magenta with RGB values 203, 110, 218 and HSL 292°, 59%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#CB6EDA

RGBrgb(203, 110, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.4314, 0.8549

RGB percentages79.6%, 43.1%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(291.7, 59.3%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.7, 49.5%, 85.5%)

CMYK6.9%, 49.5%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,332,186

CSS custom property--colour: #CB6EDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.78:1

Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#349125

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E8CDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A96D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original

Tritanopia#CD7C9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 6.5 Violet · ΔE 10.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 12 Medium purple · ΔE 19.7 Slate blue · ΔE 28.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 6.53, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7DDA6E

Analogous#956EDA, #DA6EB3

Triadic#DACB6E, #6EDACB

Split complementary#B3DA6E, #6EDA95

Tetradic#DA956E, #7DDA6E, #6EB3DA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7E8F9

Lighter +20%#E8BFEF

Lighter +10%#DA97E4

Darker −10%#BC45D0

Darker −20%#A12EB4

Darker −30%#7D248B

Darker −40%#591963

More saturated +25%#DB57F1

Less saturated −25%#BB85C3

Channel breakdown

R203

G110

B218

Red203 (79.6%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue291.67°

Saturation (HSL)59.34%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CB · G 6E · B DA

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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