Colour
#CD50A2
- #CD50A2
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#CD50A2 is a magenta with RGB values 205, 80, 162 and HSL 321°, 56%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#CD50A2#CD50A2
HEX#CD50A2
RGBrgb(205, 80, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.3137, 0.6353
RGB percentages80.4%, 31.4%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(320.6, 55.6%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.6, 61%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 61%, 21%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,455,522
CSS custom property--colour: #CD50A2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21325WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#32AF5D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#50CD7B
Analogous#B950CD, #CD5064
Triadic#A2CD50, #50A2CD
Split complementary#64CD50, #50CDBA
Tetradic#CDB950, #50CD7B, #5064CD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G80
B162
Red205 (80.4%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue320.64°
Saturation (HSL)55.56%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 50 · B A2
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