Recognised as Colour
#CBADC9
- #CBADC9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#CBADC9 is a magenta with RGB values 203, 173, 201 and HSL 304°, 22%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CBADC9#CBADC9
HEX#CBADC9
RGBrgb(203, 173, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6784, 0.7882
RGB percentages79.6%, 67.8%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(304, 22.4%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304, 14.8%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 14.8%, 1%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,348,297
CSS custom property--colour: #CBADC9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46801WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.36:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#345236
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADCBAF
Analogous#BEADCB, #CBADBA
Triadic#C9CBAD, #ADC9CB
Split complementary#BACBAD, #ADCBBE
Tetradic#CBBEAD, #ADCBAF, #ADBACB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G173
B201
Red203 (79.6%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue304°
Saturation (HSL)22.39%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G AD · B C9
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