Recognised as Colour

#CD24AA

#CD24AA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#CD24AA is a magenta with RGB values 205, 36, 170 and HSL 312°, 70%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#CD24AA

RGBrgb(205, 36, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.1412, 0.6667

RGB percentages80.4%, 14.1%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(312.4, 70.1%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(312.4, 82.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 82.4%, 17.1%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,444,266

CSS custom property--colour: #CD24AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.74:1

Contrast with white4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#32DB55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3063ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B7CA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70 from the original

Tritanopia#D92F68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 17.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 20.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.2 Orchid · ΔE 23.7 Purple · ΔE 24.4 Violet · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 17.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#24CD47

Analogous#9B24CD, #CD2456

Triadic#AACD24, #24AACD

Split complementary#55CD24, #24CD9C

Tetradic#CD9C24, #24CD47, #2455CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5C8EC

Lighter +30%#EE9CDD

Lighter +20%#E671CE

Lighter +10%#DE46BF

Darker −10%#A21C86

Darker −20%#761562

Darker −30%#4B0D3E

Darker −40%#1F061A

More saturated +25%#EB06BC

Less saturated −25%#AF4298

Channel breakdown

R205

G36

B170

Red205 (80.4%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue312.43°

Saturation (HSL)70.12%

Lightness47.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 24 · B AA

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