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Recognised as Colour

#CD2A85

  • #CD2A85
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#CD2A85 is a magenta with RGB values 205, 42, 133 and HSL 327°, 66%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#CD2A85#CD2A85
HEX#CD2A85
RGBrgb(205, 42, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.1647, 0.5216
RGB percentages80.4%, 16.5%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(326.5, 66%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(326.5, 79.5%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 79.5%, 35.1%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,445,765
CSS custom property--colour: #CD2A85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.92:1
Contrast with white4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#32D57A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A5E87no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66 from the original
Deuteranopia#797B81no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.1 from the original
Tritanopia#DD1755no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 5.7Hot pink · ΔE 18.5Deep pink · ΔE 19.3Pale violetred · ΔE 28.5Orchid · ΔE 30.7Dark magenta · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 5.71, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2ACD72
Analogous#C32ACD, #CD2A34
Triadic#85CD2A, #2A85CD
Split complementary#34CD2A, #2ACDC3
Tetradic#CDC32A, #2ACD72, #2A34CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5CEE4
Lighter +30%#ECA4CC
Lighter +20%#E479B5
Lighter +10%#DB4F9D
Darker −10%#A3216A
Darker −20%#78194E
Darker −30%#4E1033
Darker −40%#240717
More saturated +25%#EC0B89
Less saturated −25%#AE4981

Channel breakdown

R205
G42
B133
Red205 (80.4%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue326.5°
Saturation (HSL)65.99%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 2A · B 85

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