Colour
#CB79BD
- #CB79BD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CB79BD is a magenta with RGB values 203, 121, 189 and HSL 310°, 44%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#CB79BD#CB79BD
HEX#CB79BD
RGBrgb(203, 121, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.4745, 0.7412
RGB percentages79.6%, 47.5%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(310.2, 44.1%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.2, 40.4%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 40.4%, 6.9%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,334,973
CSS custom property--colour: #CB79BD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.01:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#348642
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#79CB87
Analogous#B079CB, #CB7994
Triadic#BDCB79, #79BDCB
Split complementary#94CB79, #79CBB0
Tetradic#CBB079, #79CB87, #7994CB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G121
B189
Red203 (79.6%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue310.24°
Saturation (HSL)44.09%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G 79 · B BD
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