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Recognised as Colour

#CD05AC

  • #CD05AC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#CD05AC is a magenta with RGB values 205, 5, 172 and HSL 310°, 95%, 41%. 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

#CD05AC#CD05AC
HEX#CD05AC
RGBrgb(205, 5, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.0196, 0.6745
RGB percentages80.4%, 2%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(309.9, 95.2%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.9, 97.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 97.6%, 16.1%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,436,332
CSS custom property--colour: #CD05AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16066WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#32FA53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A5EB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6679A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D92065no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 21.3Dark magenta · ΔE 21.8Medium orchid · ΔE 23.9Purple · ΔE 26.1Orchid · ΔE 28Dark orchid · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 21.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#05CD26
Analogous#8A05CD, #CD0548
Triadic#ACCD05, #05ACCD
Split complementary#48CD05, #05CD8A
Tetradic#CD8A05, #05CD26, #0548CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDA1EE
Lighter +30%#FB70E4
Lighter +20%#FA3EDB
Lighter +10%#F90CD2
Darker −10%#9B0482
Darker −20%#690358
Darker −30%#38012F
Darker −40%#060005
More saturated +25%#D200AF
Less saturated −25%#B31F9A

Channel breakdown

R205
G5
B172
Red205 (80.4%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue309.9°
Saturation (HSL)95.24%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 05 · B AC

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