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Recognised as Colour

#CD44ED

  • #CD44ED
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#CD44ED is a violet with RGB values 205, 68, 237 and HSL 289°, 82%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#CD44ED#CD44ED
HEX#CD44ED
RGBrgb(205, 68, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.2667, 0.9294
RGB percentages80.4%, 26.7%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(288.6, 82.4%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.6, 71.3%, 92.9%)
CMYK13.5%, 71.3%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,452,525
CSS custom property--colour: #CD44ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.65:1
Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#32BB12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007BF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5089E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.8 from the original
Tritanopia#CD6595no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.5Dark violet · ΔE 19.3Medium orchid · ΔE 20Blue violet · ΔE 21Fuchsia · ΔE 23.8Magenta · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#64ED44
Analogous#7844ED, #ED44B9
Triadic#EDCD44, #44EDCD
Split complementary#B9ED44, #44ED78
Tetradic#ED7844, #64ED44, #44B9ED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFEFF
Lighter +30%#F2D0FA
Lighter +20%#E6A1F6
Lighter +10%#D973F1
Darker −10%#C016E8
Darker −20%#9912B9
Darker −30%#730D8B
Darker −40%#4C095C
More saturated +25%#D832FF
Less saturated −25%#BD5ED3

Channel breakdown

R205
G68
B237
Red205 (80.4%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue288.64°
Saturation (HSL)82.44%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G 44 · B ED

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