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Recognised as Colour

#CD28E6

  • #CD28E6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#CD28E6 is a magenta with RGB values 205, 40, 230 and HSL 292°, 79%, 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

#CD28E6#CD28E6
HEX#CD28E6
RGBrgb(205, 40, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.1569, 0.902
RGB percentages80.4%, 15.7%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(292.1, 79.2%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.1, 82.6%, 90.2%)
CMYK10.9%, 82.6%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,445,350
CSS custom property--colour: #CD28E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2021WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.04:1
Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#32D719

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4682E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.5 from the original
Tritanopia#CF548Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 16.9Fuchsia · ΔE 18.3Magenta · ΔE 18.3Dark orchid · ΔE 18.9Blue violet · ΔE 21.1Medium orchid · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 16.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#41E628
Analogous#6E28E6, #E628A0
Triadic#E6CD28, #28E6CD
Split complementary#A0E628, #28E66E
Tetradic#E66E28, #41E628, #28A0E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8DFFB
Lighter +30%#EDB1F6
Lighter +20%#E283F1
Lighter +10%#D856EB
Darker −10%#AD17C4
Darker −20%#851197
Darker −30%#5D0C69
Darker −40%#34073B
More saturated +25%#DF0FFF
Less saturated −25%#B746C8

Channel breakdown

R205
G40
B230
Red205 (80.4%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue292.11°
Saturation (HSL)79.17%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G 28 · B E6

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