Colour
#CB9DBA
- #CB9DBA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#CB9DBA is a magenta with RGB values 203, 157, 186 and HSL 322°, 31%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CB9DBA#CB9DBA
HEX#CB9DBA
RGBrgb(203, 157, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6157, 0.7294
RGB percentages79.6%, 61.6%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(322.2, 30.7%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.2, 22.7%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 22.7%, 8.4%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,344,186
CSS custom property--colour: #CB9DBA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40356WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.07:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#346245
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9DCBAE
Analogous#C59DCB, #CB9DA3
Triadic#BACB9D, #9DBACB
Split complementary#A3CB9D, #9DCBC5
Tetradic#CBC59D, #9DCBAE, #9DA3CB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G157
B186
Red203 (79.6%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue322.17°
Saturation (HSL)30.67%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G 9D · B BA
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