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Recognised as Colour

#CD0494

  • #CD0494
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#CD0494 is a magenta with RGB values 205, 4, 148 and HSL 317°, 96%, 41%. 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

#CD0494#CD0494
HEX#CD0494
RGBrgb(205, 4, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.0157, 0.5804
RGB percentages80.4%, 1.6%, 58%
HSLhsl(317, 96.2%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317, 98%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 98%, 27.8%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,436,052
CSS custom property--colour: #CD0494;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#32FB6B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#335997no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F7790no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.5 from the original
Tritanopia#DC0056no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 8.7Deep pink · ΔE 21.4Dark magenta · ΔE 24.8Hot pink · ΔE 25.5Purple · ΔE 27.2Orchid · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 8.71, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#04CD3D
Analogous#A204CD, #CD042F
Triadic#94CD04, #0494CD
Split complementary#2FCD04, #04CDA2
Tetradic#CDA204, #04CD3D, #042FCD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDA0E3
Lighter +30%#FC6ED4
Lighter +20%#FB3CC5
Lighter +10%#FA0AB6
Darker −10%#9B0370
Darker −20%#69024C
Darker −30%#370128
Darker −40%#050004
More saturated +25%#D10096
Less saturated −25%#B31E89

Channel breakdown

R205
G4
B148
Red205 (80.4%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue317.01°
Saturation (HSL)96.17%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 04 · B 94

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