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Recognised as Colour

#CD269A

  • #CD269A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#CD269A is a magenta with RGB values 205, 38, 154 and HSL 318°, 69%, 48%. 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

#CD269A#CD269A
HEX#CD269A
RGBrgb(205, 38, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.149, 0.6039
RGB percentages80.4%, 14.9%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(318.3, 68.7%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.3, 81.5%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 81.5%, 24.9%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,444,762
CSS custom property--colour: #CD269A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16698WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127 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#525252
Inverted#32D965

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D609Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#727B96no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69 from the original
Tritanopia#DB245Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 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 8.4Hot pink · ΔE 22.7Deep pink · ΔE 23.2Dark magenta · ΔE 23.7Orchid · ΔE 24.8Purple · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 8.43, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#26CD59
Analogous#AD26CD, #CD2646
Triadic#9ACD26, #269ACD
Split complementary#47CD26, #26CDAD
Tetradic#CDAC26, #26CD59, #2646CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5CAE8
Lighter +30%#ED9FD5
Lighter +20%#E574C3
Lighter +10%#DD49B0
Darker −10%#A21E7A
Darker −20%#771659
Darker −30%#4C0E39
Darker −40%#210619
More saturated +25%#EB08A6
Less saturated −25%#AF448E

Channel breakdown

R205
G38
B154
Red205 (80.4%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue318.32°
Saturation (HSL)68.72%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 26 · B 9A

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