Colour

#CD00E2

#CD00E2
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Fuchsia

#CD00E2 is a magenta with RGB values 205, 0, 226 and HSL 294°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

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HEX#CD00E2

RGBrgb(205, 0, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0, 0.8863

RGB percentages80.4%, 0%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(294.4, 100%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(294.4, 100%, 88.6%)

CMYK9.3%, 100%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,435,106

CSS custom property--colour: #CD00E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.69:1

Contrast with white4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#32FF1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006AE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#407EDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D04885no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 15.6 Magenta · ΔE 15.6 Dark violet · ΔE 17.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.4 Blue violet · ΔE 22.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 15.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#15E200

Analogous#5C00E2, #E20086

Triadic#E2CD00, #00E2CD

Split complementary#86E200, #00E25C

Tetradic#E25C00, #15E200, #0086E2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8AFFF

Lighter +30%#F37CFF

Lighter +20%#EE49FF

Lighter +10%#E916FF

Darker −10%#9F00AF

Darker −20%#70007C

Darker −30%#420049

Darker −40%#140016

More saturated +25%#CD00E2

Less saturated −25%#B61CC6

Channel breakdown

R205

B226

Red205 (80.4%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue294.42°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness44.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CD · G 00 · B E2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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