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Recognised as Colour

#CD2A70

  • #CD2A70
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#CD2A70 is a red with RGB values 205, 42, 112 and HSL 334°, 66%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#CD2A70#CD2A70
HEX#CD2A70
RGBrgb(205, 42, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.1647, 0.4392
RGB percentages80.4%, 16.5%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(334.2, 66%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(334.2, 79.5%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 79.5%, 45.4%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,445,744
CSS custom property--colour: #CD2A70;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15805WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#32D58F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#525B72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E7A6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.6 from the original
Tritanopia#DF004Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 16.8Deep pink · ΔE 21.7Hot pink · ΔE 22Pale violetred · ΔE 24.7Indian red · ΔE 30.8Crimson · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 16.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2ACD87
Analogous#CD2AC1, #CD362A
Triadic#70CD2A, #2A70CD
Split complementary#2ACD36, #2AC1CD
Tetradic#C1CD2A, #2ACD87, #362ACD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5CEDF
Lighter +30%#ECA4C3
Lighter +20%#E479A7
Lighter +10%#DB4F8B
Darker −10%#A32159
Darker −20%#781942
Darker −30%#4E102B
Darker −40%#240713
More saturated +25%#EC0B6C
Less saturated −25%#AE4974

Channel breakdown

R205
G42
B112
Red205 (80.4%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue334.23°
Saturation (HSL)65.99%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 2A · B 70

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