Colour

#CD23CE

#CD23CE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#CD23CE is a magenta with RGB values 205, 35, 206 and HSL 300°, 71%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#CD23CE

RGBrgb(205, 35, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.1373, 0.8078

RGB percentages80.4%, 13.7%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(299.6, 71%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(299.6, 83%, 80.8%)

CMYK0.5%, 83%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,444,046

CSS custom property--colour: #CD23CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18637WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.73:1

Contrast with white4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#32DC31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006AD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#587FCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D3457Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 18.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.5 Dark violet · ΔE 23.4 Fuchsia · ΔE 24.2 Magenta · ΔE 24.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 18.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#24CE23

Analogous#7723CE, #CE237A

Triadic#CECD23, #23CECD

Split complementary#7ACE23, #23CE77

Tetradic#CE7723, #24CE23, #237ACE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5C7F6

Lighter +30%#EE9CEE

Lighter +20%#E670E7

Lighter +10%#DE45DF

Darker −10%#A21CA2

Darker −20%#761477

Darker −30%#4B0D4B

Darker −40%#1F0520

More saturated +25%#EB05EC

Less saturated −25%#AF41B0

Channel breakdown

R205

G35

B206

Red205 (80.4%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue299.65°

Saturation (HSL)70.95%

Lightness47.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CD · G 23 · B CE

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