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Recognised as Colour

#CD299D

  • #CD299D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#CD299D is a magenta with RGB values 205, 41, 157 and HSL 318°, 67%, 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

#CD299D#CD299D
HEX#CD299D
RGBrgb(205, 41, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.1608, 0.6157
RGB percentages80.4%, 16.1%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(317.6, 66.7%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.6, 80%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 80%, 23.4%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,445,533
CSS custom property--colour: #CD299D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16999WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.77:1
Contrast with white4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#32D662

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D61A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#717C99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.8 from the original
Tritanopia#DA2961no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 9.7Hot pink · ΔE 22.9Dark magenta · ΔE 23Orchid · ΔE 23.7Deep pink · ΔE 24.2Purple · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 9.68, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#29CD59
Analogous#AB29CD, #CD294B
Triadic#9DCD29, #299DCD
Split complementary#4BCD29, #29CDAB
Tetradic#CDAB29, #29CD59, #294BCD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5CDE9
Lighter +30%#EDA3D7
Lighter +20%#E478C4
Lighter +10%#DC4EB2
Darker −10%#A3207C
Darker −20%#78185C
Darker −30%#4E0F3B
Darker −40%#23071B
More saturated +25%#EC0AAA
Less saturated −25%#AE4890

Channel breakdown

R205
G41
B157
Red205 (80.4%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue317.56°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 29 · B 9D

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