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Recognised as Colour

#CD249E

  • #CD249E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#CD249E is a magenta with RGB values 205, 36, 158 and HSL 317°, 70%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#CD249E#CD249E
HEX#CD249E
RGBrgb(205, 36, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.1412, 0.6196
RGB percentages80.4%, 14.1%, 62%
HSLhsl(316.7, 70.1%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316.7, 82.4%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 82.4%, 22.9%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,444,254
CSS custom property--colour: #CD249E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#32DB61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3960A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#707B9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.6 from the original
Tritanopia#DA2661no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 10.8Dark magenta · ΔE 22.6Hot pink · ΔE 24.3Orchid · ΔE 24.4Deep pink · ΔE 24.5Purple · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 10.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#24CD53
Analogous#A824CD, #CD2449
Triadic#9ECD24, #249ECD
Split complementary#49CD24, #24CDA8
Tetradic#CDA824, #24CD53, #2449CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5C8E9
Lighter +30%#EE9CD7
Lighter +20%#E671C5
Lighter +10%#DE46B4
Darker −10%#A21C7D
Darker −20%#76155B
Darker −30%#4B0D3A
Darker −40%#1F0618
More saturated +25%#EB06AB
Less saturated −25%#AF4291

Channel breakdown

R205
G36
B158
Red205 (80.4%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue316.69°
Saturation (HSL)70.12%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 24 · B 9E

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