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Recognised as Colour

#CD009C

  • #CD009C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#CD009C is a magenta with RGB values 205, 0, 156 and HSL 314°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#CD009C#CD009C
HEX#CD009C
RGBrgb(205, 0, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0, 0.6118
RGB percentages80.4%, 0%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(314.3, 100%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.3, 100%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 23.9%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,435,036
CSS custom property--colour: #CD009C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15379WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#32FF63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C5A9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B7898no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.6 from the original
Tritanopia#DB045Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 13.2Dark magenta · ΔE 23Deep pink · ΔE 24.5Purple · ΔE 26.2Medium orchid · ΔE 28.2Hot pink · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 13.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00CD31
Analogous#9800CD, #CD0035
Triadic#9CCD00, #009CCD
Split complementary#35CD00, #00CD98
Tetradic#CD9800, #00CD31, #0035CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF9AE7
Lighter +30%#FF67DB
Lighter +20%#FF34CE
Lighter +10%#FF01C2
Darker −10%#9A0075
Darker −20%#67004E
Darker −30%#340028
Darker −40%#010001
More saturated +25%#CD009C
Less saturated −25%#B31A8F

Channel breakdown

R205
G0
B156
Red205 (80.4%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue314.34°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 00 · B 9C

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