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Recognised as Colour

#CB85A3

  • #CB85A3
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#CB85A3 is a red with RGB values 203, 133, 163 and HSL 334°, 40%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#CB85A3#CB85A3
HEX#CB85A3
RGBrgb(203, 133, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.5216, 0.6392
RGB percentages79.6%, 52.2%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(334.3, 40.2%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(334.3, 34.5%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 34.5%, 19.7%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,338,019
CSS custom property--colour: #CB85A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.42:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#347A5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C92A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9D9EA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D5838Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 15.6Rosy brown · ΔE 18.1Plum · ΔE 19.9Light pink · ΔE 20.4Pink · ΔE 22.8Thistle · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 15.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#85CBAD
Analogous#CB85C6, #CB8A85
Triadic#A3CB85, #85A3CB
Split complementary#85CB8A, #85C6CB
Tetradic#C6CB85, #85CBAD, #8A85CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F0F4
Lighter +20%#E9CDD9
Lighter +10%#DAA9BE
Darker −10%#BC6188
Darker −20%#A4466E
Darker −30%#803756
Darker −40%#5D273E
More saturated +25%#E16FA0
Less saturated −25%#B59BA6

Channel breakdown

R203
G133
B163
Red203 (79.6%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue334.29°
Saturation (HSL)40.23%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G 85 · B A3

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