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Recognised as Colour

#CD4B9E

  • #CD4B9E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#CD4B9E is a magenta with RGB values 205, 75, 158 and HSL 322°, 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

#CD4B9E#CD4B9E
HEX#CD4B9E
RGBrgb(205, 75, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.2941, 0.6196
RGB percentages80.4%, 29.4%, 62%
HSLhsl(321.7, 56.5%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.7, 63.4%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 63.4%, 22.9%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,454,238
CSS custom property--colour: #CD4B9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.1:1
Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#32B461

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#586FA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E859Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Tritanopia#DA4A6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 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 text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 14Hot pink · ΔE 15.9Orchid · ΔE 19.6Pale violetred · ΔE 25Violet · ΔE 25.4Deep pink · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 13.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4BCD7A
Analogous#BB4BCD, #CD4B5D
Triadic#9ECD4B, #4B9ECD
Split complementary#5DCD4B, #4BCDBB
Tetradic#CDBB4B, #4BCD7A, #4B5DCD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9EBF4
Lighter +30%#EEC3DF
Lighter +20%#E39BC9
Lighter +10%#D873B4
Darker −10%#B33284
Darker −20%#8B2767
Darker −30%#631C49
Darker −40%#3B112C
More saturated +25%#EA2EA6
Less saturated −25%#B06896

Channel breakdown

R205
G75
B158
Red205 (80.4%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue321.69°
Saturation (HSL)56.52%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 4B · B 9E

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