Colour

#CD38E8

#CD38E8
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#CD38E8 is a magenta with RGB values 205, 56, 232 and HSL 291°, 79%, 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

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HEX#CD38E8

RGBrgb(205, 56, 232)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.2196, 0.9098

RGB percentages80.4%, 22%, 91%

HSLhsl(290.8, 79.3%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.8, 75.9%, 91%)

CMYK11.6%, 75.9%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,449,448

CSS custom property--colour: #CD38E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21634WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.33:1

Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#32C717

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0076EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#4D85E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CE5C8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.5 Dark violet · ΔE 18.1 Blue violet · ΔE 21.1 Fuchsia · ΔE 21.3 Magenta · ΔE 21.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#53E838

Analogous#7538E8, #E838AB

Triadic#E8CD38, #38E8CD

Split complementary#ABE838, #38E875

Tetradic#E87538, #53E838, #38ABE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FBEFFD

Lighter +30%#EFC1F8

Lighter +20%#E493F3

Lighter +10%#D866ED

Darker −10%#B819D4

Darker −20%#9013A7

Darker −30%#690E79

Darker −40%#41094B

More saturated +25%#DD21FF

Less saturated −25%#BA54CC

Channel breakdown

R205

G56

B232

Red205 (80.4%)

Green56 (22%)

Blue232 (91%)

Hue290.8°

Saturation (HSL)79.28%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CD · G 38 · B E8

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