Recognised as Colour

#CB85BD

#CB85BD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CB85BD is a magenta with RGB values 203, 133, 189 and HSL 312°, 40%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CB85BD#CB85BD

HEX#CB85BD

RGBrgb(203, 133, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.5216, 0.7412

RGB percentages79.6%, 52.2%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(312, 40.2%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(312, 34.5%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 34.5%, 6.9%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,338,045

CSS custom property--colour: #CB85BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.63:1

Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#347A42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8596BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#96A0BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D18899no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 21.5 Orchid · ΔE 25.7 Violet · ΔE 28.5 Thistle · ΔE 28.7 Light pink · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#85CB93

Analogous#B685CB, #CB859A

Triadic#BDCB85, #85BDCB

Split complementary#9ACB85, #85CBB6

Tetradic#CBB685, #85CB93, #859ACB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F0F7

Lighter +20%#E9CDE4

Lighter +10%#DAA9D0

Darker −10%#BC61AA

Darker −20%#A44691

Darker −30%#803772

Darker −40%#5D2752

More saturated +25%#E16FCA

Less saturated −25%#B59BB0

Channel breakdown

R203

G133

B189

Red203 (79.6%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue312°

Saturation (HSL)40.23%

Lightness65.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G 85 · B BD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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