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Recognised as Colour

#CD2DE0

  • #CD2DE0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#CD2DE0 is a magenta with RGB values 205, 45, 224 and HSL 294°, 74%, 53%. 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

#CD2DE0#CD2DE0
HEX#CD2DE0
RGBrgb(205, 45, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.1765, 0.8784
RGB percentages80.4%, 17.6%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(293.6, 74.3%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.6, 79.9%, 87.8%)
CMYK8.5%, 79.9%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,446,624
CSS custom property--colour: #CD2DE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#32D21F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E82DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D05388no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 17.3Dark violet · ΔE 18.6Fuchsia · ΔE 20.5Magenta · ΔE 20.5Blue violet · ΔE 22.6Medium orchid · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 17.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40E02D
Analogous#742DE0, #E02D9A
Triadic#E0CD2D, #2DE0CD
Split complementary#99E02D, #2DE074
Tetradic#E0742D, #40E02D, #2D99E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7DFFA
Lighter +30%#EDB2F4
Lighter +20%#E286ED
Lighter +10%#D859E7
Darker −10%#AD1CBE
Darker −20%#841592
Darker −30%#5C0F65
Darker −40%#340839
More saturated +25%#E50FFE
Less saturated −25%#B54BC2

Channel breakdown

R205
G45
B224
Red205 (80.4%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue293.63°
Saturation (HSL)74.27%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G 2D · B E0

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