Recognised as Colour

#CB85AB

#CB85AB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CB85AB is a magenta with RGB values 203, 133, 171 and HSL 327°, 40%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CB85AB#CB85AB

HEX#CB85AB

RGBrgb(203, 133, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.5216, 0.6706

RGB percentages79.6%, 52.2%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(327.4, 40.2%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(327.4, 34.5%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 34.5%, 15.8%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,338,027

CSS custom property--colour: #CB85AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32412WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.48:1

Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#347A54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A93ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#9B9FA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original

Tritanopia#D48492no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 16.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.9 Light pink · ΔE 22.7 Pink · ΔE 24.8 Thistle · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#85CBA5

Analogous#C885CB, #CB8588

Triadic#ABCB85, #85ABCB

Split complementary#88CB85, #85CBC8

Tetradic#CBC885, #85CBA5, #8588CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F0F5

Lighter +20%#E9CDDC

Lighter +10%#DAA9C4

Darker −10%#BC6192

Darker −20%#A44679

Darker −30%#80375F

Darker −40%#5D2744

More saturated +25%#E16FAD

Less saturated −25%#B59BA9

Channel breakdown

R203

G133

B171

Red203 (79.6%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue327.43°

Saturation (HSL)40.23%

Lightness65.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G 85 · B AB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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