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Recognised as Colour

#CD3ACE

  • #CD3ACE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CD3ACE is a magenta with RGB values 205, 58, 206 and HSL 300°, 60%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CD3ACE#CD3ACE
HEX#CD3ACE
RGBrgb(205, 58, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.2275, 0.8078
RGB percentages80.4%, 22.7%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(299.6, 60.2%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(299.6, 71.8%, 80.8%)
CMYK0.5%, 71.8%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,449,934
CSS custom property--colour: #CD3ACE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.09:1
Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#32C531

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1B71D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6183CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D35181no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.2Dark orchid · ΔE 18.2Dark magenta · ΔE 23.7Orchid · ΔE 23.9Violet · ΔE 26Dark violet · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3BCE3A
Analogous#833ACE, #CE3A85
Triadic#CECD3A, #3ACECD
Split complementary#85CE3A, #3ACE83
Tetradic#CE833A, #3BCE3A, #3A85CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6DDF7
Lighter +30%#ECB5EC
Lighter +20%#E28CE2
Lighter +10%#D763D8
Darker −10%#AA2AAB
Darker −20%#812082
Darker −30%#581659
Darker −40%#300C30
More saturated +25%#EB1BED
Less saturated −25%#AF59AF

Channel breakdown

R205
G58
B206
Red205 (80.4%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue299.59°
Saturation (HSL)60.16%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G 3A · B CE

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