Colour

#CD00B9

#CD00B9
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#CD00B9 is a magenta with RGB values 205, 0, 185 and HSL 306°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#CD00B9

RGBrgb(205, 0, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0, 0.7255

RGB percentages80.4%, 0%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(305.9, 100%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(305.9, 100%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 9.8%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,435,065

CSS custom property--colour: #CD00B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16482WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.89:1

Contrast with white4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#32FF46

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0060BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F7AB5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D72B6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 23 Dark magenta · ΔE 23.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.3 Medium violet red · ΔE 28.4 Purple · ΔE 28.5 Fuchsia · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 23.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00CD14

Analogous#7B00CD, #CD0052

Triadic#B9CD00, #00B9CD

Split complementary#52CD00, #00CD7B

Tetradic#CD7B00, #00CD14, #0052CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF9AF5

Lighter +30%#FF67F0

Lighter +20%#FF34EB

Lighter +10%#FF01E6

Darker −10%#9A008B

Darker −20%#67005D

Darker −30%#34002F

Darker −40%#010001

More saturated +25%#CD00B9

Less saturated −25%#B31AA4

Channel breakdown

R205

B185

Red205 (80.4%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue305.85°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 00 · B B9

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Colour values

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