Colour

#CD178D

#CD178D
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#CD178D is a magenta with RGB values 205, 23, 141 and HSL 321°, 80%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#CD178D

RGBrgb(205, 23, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.0902, 0.5529

RGB percentages80.4%, 9%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(321.1, 79.8%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(321.1, 88.8%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 88.8%, 31.2%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,440,909

CSS custom property--colour: #CD178D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15515WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.12:1

Contrast with white5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#32E872

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3E5A90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#737889no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.5 from the original

Tritanopia#DC0055no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 3.4 Deep pink · ΔE 19.2 Hot pink · ΔE 22.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 27.3 Purple · ΔE 28.8 Orchid · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 3.39, a close match

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#17CD57

Analogous#B217CD, #CD1732

Triadic#8DCD17, #178DCD

Split complementary#32CD17, #17CDB2

Tetradic#CDB217, #17CD57, #1732CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7B9E1

Lighter +30%#F28BCE

Lighter +20%#ED5DBA

Lighter +10%#E82FA7

Darker −10%#9F126D

Darker −20%#710D4E

Darker −30%#43082E

Darker −40%#16020F

More saturated +25%#E40094

Less saturated −25%#B13485

Channel breakdown

R205

G23

B141

Red205 (80.4%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue321.1°

Saturation (HSL)79.82%

Lightness44.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 17 · B 8D

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