Colour
#CD399B
- #CD399B
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#CD399B is a magenta with RGB values 205, 57, 155 and HSL 320°, 60%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#CD399B#CD399B
HEX#CD399B
RGBrgb(205, 57, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.2235, 0.6078
RGB percentages80.4%, 22.4%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(320.3, 59.7%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.3, 72.2%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 72.2%, 24.4%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,449,627
CSS custom property--colour: #CD399B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#32C664
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#39CD6B
Analogous#B539CD, #CD3951
Triadic#9BCD39, #399BCD
Split complementary#51CD39, #39CDB5
Tetradic#CDB539, #39CD6B, #3951CD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G57
B155
Red205 (80.4%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue320.27°
Saturation (HSL)59.68%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 39 · B 9B
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