Colour

#CD00AC

#CD00AC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#CD00AC is a magenta with RGB values 205, 0, 172 and HSL 310°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#CD00AC#CD00AC

HEX#CD00AC

RGBrgb(205, 0, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0, 0.6745

RGB percentages80.4%, 0%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(309.7, 100%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(309.7, 100%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 16.1%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,435,052

CSS custom property--colour: #CD00AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15958WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.01:1

Contrast with white5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#32FF53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#175EB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6579A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D91E64no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 21.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 22 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.2 Purple · ΔE 26.3 Orchid · ΔE 28.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 21.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00CD21

Analogous#8700CD, #CD0046

Triadic#ACCD00, #00ACCD

Split complementary#46CD00, #00CD87

Tetradic#CD8700, #00CD21, #0046CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF9AEF

Lighter +30%#FF67E7

Lighter +20%#FF34DE

Lighter +10%#FF01D6

Darker −10%#9A0081

Darker −20%#670056

Darker −30%#34002C

Darker −40%#010001

More saturated +25%#CD00AC

Less saturated −25%#B31A9B

Channel breakdown

R205

B172

Red205 (80.4%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue309.66°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 00 · B AC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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