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Colour

#CD36EA

  • #CD36EA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#CD36EA is a magenta with RGB values 205, 54, 234 and HSL 290°, 81%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#CD36EA#CD36EA
HEX#CD36EA
RGBrgb(205, 54, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.2118, 0.9176
RGB percentages80.4%, 21.2%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(290.3, 81.1%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.3, 76.9%, 91.8%)
CMYK12.4%, 76.9%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,448,938
CSS custom property--colour: #CD36EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#32C915

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0076EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A85E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.3 from the original
Tritanopia#CE5C90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 17.2Dark violet · ΔE 17.4Fuchsia · ΔE 20.4Magenta · ΔE 20.4Blue violet · ΔE 20.5Medium orchid · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 17.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#53EA36
Analogous#7336EA, #EA36AD
Triadic#EACD36, #36EACD
Split complementary#ADEA36, #36EA73
Tetradic#EA7336, #53EA36, #36ADEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBEFFD
Lighter +30%#EFC1F8
Lighter +20%#E492F4
Lighter +10%#D864EF
Darker −10%#B816D7
Darker −20%#9012A8
Darker −30%#690D7A
Darker −40%#41084C
More saturated +25%#DB21FF
Less saturated −25%#BA52CE

Channel breakdown

R205
G54
B234
Red205 (80.4%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue290.33°
Saturation (HSL)81.08%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G 36 · B EA

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