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Recognised as Colour

#CD2E79

  • #CD2E79
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#CD2E79 is a red with RGB values 205, 46, 121 and HSL 332°, 63%, 49%. 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

#CD2E79#CD2E79
HEX#CD2E79
RGBrgb(205, 46, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.1804, 0.4745
RGB percentages80.4%, 18%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(331.7, 63.3%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(331.7, 77.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 77.6%, 41%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,446,777
CSS custom property--colour: #CD2E79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16314WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#32D186

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#515D7Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D7B75no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.7 from the original
Tritanopia#DE1150no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 12.8Hot pink · ΔE 19.4Deep pink · ΔE 20.8Pale violetred · ΔE 24.5Indian red · ΔE 33.8Orchid · ΔE 35.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 12.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2ECD82
Analogous#CD2EC9, #CD332E
Triadic#79CD2E, #2E79CD
Split complementary#2ECD33, #2EC8CD
Tetradic#C9CD2E, #2ECD82, #322ECD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5D2E3
Lighter +30%#ECA8C8
Lighter +20%#E27FAE
Lighter +10%#D95593
Darker −10%#A32560
Darker −20%#7A1B48
Darker −30%#50122F
Darker −40%#260917
More saturated +25%#EC0F77
Less saturated −25%#AE4D7B

Channel breakdown

R205
G46
B121
Red205 (80.4%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue331.7°
Saturation (HSL)63.35%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 2E · B 79

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