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Recognised as Colour

#CD49A2

  • #CD49A2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#CD49A2 is a magenta with RGB values 205, 73, 162 and HSL 320°, 57%, 55%. 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 violet red.

Colour values

#CD49A2#CD49A2
HEX#CD49A2
RGBrgb(205, 73, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.2863, 0.6353
RGB percentages80.4%, 28.6%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(319.5, 56.9%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.5, 64.4%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 64.4%, 21%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,453,730
CSS custom property--colour: #CD49A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20353WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#32B65D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#546FA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B859Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D9496Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 13.7Hot pink · ΔE 17.1Orchid · ΔE 18Violet · ΔE 24Dark magenta · ΔE 26.5Medium orchid · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 13.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#49CD74
Analogous#B649CD, #CD4960
Triadic#A2CD49, #49A2CD
Split complementary#60CD49, #49CDB6
Tetradic#CDB649, #49CD74, #4960CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9E9F4
Lighter +30%#EEC1DF
Lighter +20%#E399CB
Lighter +10%#D871B6
Darker −10%#B23188
Darker −20%#8A2669
Darker −30%#621B4B
Darker −40%#3A102C
More saturated +25%#EA2CAC
Less saturated −25%#B06698

Channel breakdown

R205
G73
B162
Red205 (80.4%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue319.55°
Saturation (HSL)56.9%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 49 · B A2

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