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Recognised as Colour

#CD2AB1

  • #CD2AB1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CD2AB1 is a magenta with RGB values 205, 42, 177 and HSL 310°, 66%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CD2AB1#CD2AB1
HEX#CD2AB1
RGBrgb(205, 42, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.1647, 0.6941
RGB percentages80.4%, 16.5%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(310.3, 66%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.3, 79.5%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 79.5%, 13.7%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,445,809
CSS custom property--colour: #CD2AB1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17809WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#32D54E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E66B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A7EADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D8376Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 19.8Medium violet red · ΔE 20Dark magenta · ΔE 20.3Orchid · ΔE 22.6Purple · ΔE 24.4Violet · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 19.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2ACD46
Analogous#972ACD, #CD2A60
Triadic#B1CD2A, #2AB1CD
Split complementary#60CD2A, #2ACD97
Tetradic#CD972A, #2ACD46, #2A60CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5CEEE
Lighter +30%#ECA4E0
Lighter +20%#E479D1
Lighter +10%#DB4FC3
Darker −10%#A3218C
Darker −20%#781968
Darker −30%#4E1043
Darker −40%#24071F
More saturated +25%#EC0BC5
Less saturated −25%#AE499D

Channel breakdown

R205
G42
B177
Red205 (80.4%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue310.31°
Saturation (HSL)65.99%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 2A · B B1

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