Recognised as Colour
#CB75AE
- #CB75AE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#CB75AE is a magenta with RGB values 203, 117, 174 and HSL 320°, 45%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#CB75AE#CB75AE
HEX#CB75AE
RGBrgb(203, 117, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.4588, 0.6824
RGB percentages79.6%, 45.9%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(320.2, 45.3%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.2, 42.4%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 42.4%, 14.3%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,333,934
CSS custom property--colour: #CB75AE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28475WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.7:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#348A51
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#75CB92
Analogous#BD75CB, #CB7583
Triadic#AECB75, #75AECB
Split complementary#83CB75, #75CBBD
Tetradic#CBBD75, #75CB92, #7583CB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G117
B174
Red203 (79.6%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue320.23°
Saturation (HSL)45.26%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G 75 · B AE
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