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Recognised as Colour

#CD5BDC

  • #CD5BDC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CD5BDC is a magenta with RGB values 205, 91, 220 and HSL 293°, 65%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CD5BDC#CD5BDC
HEX#CD5BDC
RGBrgb(205, 91, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.3569, 0.8627
RGB percentages80.4%, 35.7%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(293, 64.8%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293, 58.6%, 86.3%)
CMYK6.8%, 58.6%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,458,396
CSS custom property--colour: #CD5BDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.13:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#32A423

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4382E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C8FD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D06E93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 5.7Orchid · ΔE 14.6Violet · ΔE 16.4Dark orchid · ΔE 20.3Dark magenta · ΔE 26.1Medium purple · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 5.65, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6ADC5B
Analogous#8C5BDC, #DC5BAB
Triadic#DCCD5B, #5BDCCD
Split complementary#ABDC5B, #5BDC8C
Tetradic#DC8D5B, #6ADC5B, #5BABDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3D9F7
Lighter +20%#E7AFEE
Lighter +10%#DA85E5
Darker −10%#C031D3
Darker −20%#9C25AC
Darker −30%#761C82
Darker −40%#501358
More saturated +25%#E042F5
Less saturated −25%#BA74C3

Channel breakdown

R205
G91
B220
Red205 (80.4%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue293.02°
Saturation (HSL)64.82%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G 5B · B DC

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