Colour
#CF499F
- #CF499F
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#CF499F is a magenta with RGB values 207, 73, 159 and HSL 321°, 58%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#CF499F#CF499F
HEX#CF499F
RGBrgb(207, 73, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.2863, 0.6235
RGB percentages81.2%, 28.6%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(321.5, 58.3%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.5, 64.7%, 81.2%)
CMYK0%, 64.7%, 23.2%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,584,799
CSS custom property--colour: #CF499F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20534WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.11:1
Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#30B660
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#49CF79
Analogous#BC49CF, #CF495C
Triadic#9FCF49, #499FCF
Split complementary#5CCF49, #49CFBC
Tetradic#CFBC49, #49CF79, #495CCF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R207
G73
B159
Red207 (81.2%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue321.49°
Saturation (HSL)58.26%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CF · G 49 · B 9F
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