Colour
#CD489D
- #CD489D
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#CD489D is a magenta with RGB values 205, 72, 157 and HSL 322°, 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
#CD489D#CD489D
HEX#CD489D
RGBrgb(205, 72, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.2824, 0.6157
RGB percentages80.4%, 28.2%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(321.7, 57.1%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.7, 64.9%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 64.9%, 23.4%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,453,469
CSS custom property--colour: #CD489D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.01:1
Contrast with white4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#32B762
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#48CD78
Analogous#BB48CD, #CD485A
Triadic#9DCD48, #489DCD
Split complementary#5ACD48, #48CDBB
Tetradic#CDBB48, #48CD78, #485ACD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G72
B157
Red205 (80.4%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue321.65°
Saturation (HSL)57.08%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 48 · B 9D
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