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Recognised as Colour

#CD2DDD

  • #CD2DDD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#CD2DDD is a magenta with RGB values 205, 45, 221 and HSL 295°, 72%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#CD2DDD#CD2DDD
HEX#CD2DDD
RGBrgb(205, 45, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.1765, 0.8667
RGB percentages80.4%, 17.6%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(294.5, 72.1%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.5, 79.6%, 86.7%)
CMYK7.2%, 79.6%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,446,621
CSS custom property--colour: #CD2DDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20076WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.02:1
Contrast with white4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#32D222

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5182D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.2 from the original
Tritanopia#D15187no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 17.1Dark violet · ΔE 19.4Fuchsia · ΔE 21.4Magenta · ΔE 21.4Medium orchid · ΔE 21.9Blue violet · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 17.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3DDD2D
Analogous#752DDD, #DD2D95
Triadic#DDCD2D, #2DDDCD
Split complementary#95DD2D, #2DDD75
Tetradic#DD752D, #3DDD2D, #2D95DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7DDF9
Lighter +30%#ECB1F2
Lighter +20%#E285EB
Lighter +10%#D759E4
Darker −10%#AB1EB9
Darker −20%#82178D
Darker −30%#5A1061
Darker −40%#310935
More saturated +25%#E60FFC
Less saturated −25%#B44CBF

Channel breakdown

R205
G45
B221
Red205 (80.4%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue294.55°
Saturation (HSL)72.13%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G 2D · B DD

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