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Recognised as Colour

#CD23EA

  • #CD23EA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#CD23EA is a magenta with RGB values 205, 35, 234 and HSL 291°, 83%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#CD23EA#CD23EA
HEX#CD23EA
RGBrgb(205, 35, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.1373, 0.9176
RGB percentages80.4%, 13.7%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(291.3, 82.6%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.3, 85%, 91.8%)
CMYK12.4%, 85%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,444,074
CSS custom property--colour: #CD23EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20122WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.02:1
Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#32DC15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4081E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.9 from the original
Tritanopia#CE548Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 16.2Fuchsia · ΔE 16.9Magenta · ΔE 16.9Dark orchid · ΔE 20.6Blue violet · ΔE 20.6Medium orchid · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 16.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40EA23
Analogous#6A23EA, #EA23A3
Triadic#EACD23, #23EACD
Split complementary#A4EA23, #23EA69
Tetradic#EA6923, #40EA23, #23A3EA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7DDFC
Lighter +30%#EDAFF7
Lighter +20%#E280F3
Lighter +10%#D852EE
Darker −10%#AD13C7
Darker −20%#840F98
Darker −30%#5C0A6A
Darker −40%#34063B
More saturated +25%#DC0EFF
Less saturated −25%#B841CC

Channel breakdown

R205
G35
B234
Red205 (80.4%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue291.26°
Saturation (HSL)82.57%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G 23 · B EA

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