Recognised as Colour
#CD469E
- #CD469E
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#CD469E is a magenta with RGB values 205, 70, 158 and HSL 321°, 57%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#CD469E#CD469E
HEX#CD469E
RGBrgb(205, 70, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.2745, 0.6196
RGB percentages80.4%, 27.5%, 62%
HSLhsl(320.9, 57.4%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.9, 65.9%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 65.9%, 22.9%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,452,958
CSS custom property--colour: #CD469E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19828WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.97:1
Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#32B961
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#46CD75
Analogous#B946CD, #CD465A
Triadic#9ECD46, #469ECD
Split complementary#5ACD46, #46CDB9
Tetradic#CDB946, #46CD75, #465ACD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G70
B158
Red205 (80.4%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue320.89°
Saturation (HSL)57.45%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 46 · B 9E
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