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Recognised as Colour

#CD55E1

  • #CD55E1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CD55E1 is a magenta with RGB values 205, 85, 225 and HSL 291°, 70%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CD55E1#CD55E1
HEX#CD55E1
RGBrgb(205, 85, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.3333, 0.8824
RGB percentages80.4%, 33.3%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(291.4, 70%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.4, 62.2%, 88.2%)
CMYK8.9%, 62.2%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,456,865
CSS custom property--colour: #CD55E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24912WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.98:1
Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#32AA1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3480E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#658DDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.4 from the original
Tritanopia#CF6B94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.3Dark orchid · ΔE 17.1Orchid · ΔE 19.8Violet · ΔE 20.7Dark magenta · ΔE 27.1Dark violet · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.31, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#69E155
Analogous#8755E1, #E155AF
Triadic#E1CD55, #55E1CD
Split complementary#AFE155, #55E187
Tetradic#E18755, #69E155, #55AFE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3D7F8
Lighter +20%#E7ACF0
Lighter +10%#DA80E9
Darker −10%#C02AD9
Darker −20%#9C1FB1
Darker −30%#761885
Darker −40%#50105A
More saturated +25%#DF3CFA
Less saturated −25%#BB6EC8

Channel breakdown

R205
G85
B225
Red205 (80.4%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue291.43°
Saturation (HSL)70%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G 55 · B E1

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