Recognised as Colour

#CD4DE6

#CD4DE6
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#CD4DE6 is a magenta with RGB values 205, 77, 230 and HSL 290°, 75%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#CD4DE6

RGBrgb(205, 77, 230)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.302, 0.902

RGB percentages80.4%, 30.2%, 90.2%

HSLhsl(290.2, 75.4%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.2, 66.5%, 90.2%)

CMYK10.9%, 66.5%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,454,822

CSS custom property--colour: #CD4DE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.8:1

Contrast with white3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#32B219

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#187DEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#5C8BE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CE6894no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 15 Dark violet · ΔE 23.9 Blue violet · ΔE 24.9 Orchid · ΔE 25.7 Violet · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#66E64D

Analogous#814DE6, #E64DB2

Triadic#E6CD4D, #4DE6CD

Split complementary#B3E64D, #4DE680

Tetradic#E6804D, #66E64D, #4DB2E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3D3F9

Lighter +20%#E6A6F3

Lighter +10%#DA7AEC

Darker −10%#C020E0

Darker −20%#9B19B4

Darker −30%#741387

Darker −40%#4E0D5A

More saturated +25%#DE34FF

Less saturated −25%#BC66CD

Channel breakdown

R205

G77

B230

Red205 (80.4%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue230 (90.2%)

Hue290.2°

Saturation (HSL)75.37%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CD · G 4D · B E6

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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