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Recognised as Colour

#CD2E70

  • #CD2E70
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#CD2E70 is a red with RGB values 205, 46, 112 and HSL 335°, 63%, 49%. 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

#CD2E70#CD2E70
HEX#CD2E70
RGBrgb(205, 46, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.1804, 0.4392
RGB percentages80.4%, 18%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(335.1, 63.3%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335.1, 77.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 77.6%, 45.4%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,446,768
CSS custom property--colour: #CD2E70;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#32D18F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#545C72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F7B6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.7 from the original
Tritanopia#DF054Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 17.8Hot pink · ΔE 21.9Deep pink · ΔE 22.7Pale violetred · ΔE 23.6Indian red · ΔE 29.6Crimson · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 17.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2ECD8B
Analogous#CD2EBF, #CD3C2E
Triadic#70CD2E, #2E70CD
Split complementary#2ECD3C, #2EBFCD
Tetradic#BFCD2E, #2ECD8B, #3C2ECD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5D2E1
Lighter +30%#ECA8C4
Lighter +20%#E27FA8
Lighter +10%#D9558C
Darker −10%#A32559
Darker −20%#7A1B42
Darker −30%#50122C
Darker −40%#260915
More saturated +25%#EC0F6B
Less saturated −25%#AE4D75

Channel breakdown

R205
G46
B112
Red205 (80.4%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue335.09°
Saturation (HSL)63.35%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 2E · B 70

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