Colour

#CE49B9

#CE49B9
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#CE49B9 is a magenta with RGB values 206, 73, 185 and HSL 309°, 58%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#CE49B9

RGBrgb(206, 73, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.2863, 0.7255

RGB percentages80.8%, 28.6%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(309.5, 57.6%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(309.5, 64.6%, 80.8%)

CMYK0%, 64.6%, 10.2%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,519,289

CSS custom property--colour: #CE49B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2139WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.28:1

Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#31B646

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4873BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#7487B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D7527Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 13.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 15.8 Violet · ΔE 18.8 Medium violet red · ΔE 20.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 21.7 Purple · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 13.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#49CE5E

Analogous#A049CE, #CE4977

Triadic#B9CE49, #49B9CE

Split complementary#77CE49, #49CEA0

Tetradic#CEA149, #49CE5E, #4977CE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9EAF7

Lighter +30%#EEC2E7

Lighter +20%#E499D8

Lighter +10%#D971C8

Darker −10%#B4309F

Darker −20%#8B267B

Darker −30%#631B58

Darker −40%#3B1034

More saturated +25%#EB2CCD

Less saturated −25%#B166A5

Channel breakdown

R206

G73

B185

Red206 (80.8%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue309.47°

Saturation (HSL)57.58%

Lightness54.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CE · G 49 · B B9

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