Colour
#CD389A
- #CD389A
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#CD389A is a magenta with RGB values 205, 56, 154 and HSL 321°, 60%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#CD389A#CD389A
HEX#CD389A
RGBrgb(205, 56, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.2196, 0.6039
RGB percentages80.4%, 22%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(320.5, 59.8%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.5, 72.7%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 72.7%, 24.9%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,449,370
CSS custom property--colour: #CD389A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18141WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.63:1
Contrast with white4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#32C765
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#38CD6B
Analogous#B538CD, #CD3850
Triadic#9ACD38, #389ACD
Split complementary#50CD38, #38CDB5
Tetradic#CDB538, #38CD6B, #3850CD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G56
B154
Red205 (80.4%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue320.54°
Saturation (HSL)59.84%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 38 · B 9A
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