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Recognised as Colour

#CD2A71

  • #CD2A71
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#CD2A71 is a red with RGB values 205, 42, 113 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

#CD2A71#CD2A71
HEX#CD2A71
RGBrgb(205, 42, 113)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.1647, 0.4431
RGB percentages80.4%, 16.5%, 44.3%
HSLhsl(333.9, 66%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(333.9, 79.5%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 79.5%, 44.9%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,445,745
CSS custom property--colour: #CD2A71;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15827WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.04:1
Contrast with white5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#32D58E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#525B73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D7A6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.9 from the original
Tritanopia#DF004Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 16.2Deep pink · ΔE 21.5Hot pink · ΔE 21.7Pale violetred · ΔE 24.8Indian red · ΔE 31.3Crimson · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 16.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2ACD86
Analogous#CD2AC3, #CD352A
Triadic#71CD2A, #2A71CD
Split complementary#2ACD35, #2AC3CD
Tetradic#C2CD2A, #2ACD86, #342ACD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5CEDF
Lighter +30%#ECA4C3
Lighter +20%#E479A8
Lighter +10%#DB4F8C
Darker −10%#A3215A
Darker −20%#781942
Darker −30%#4E102B
Darker −40%#240714
More saturated +25%#EC0B6D
Less saturated −25%#AE4975

Channel breakdown

R205
G42
B113
Red205 (80.4%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue113 (44.3%)
Hue333.87°
Saturation (HSL)65.99%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 2A · B 71

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