Colour

#CD5C9D

#CD5C9D
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Hot pink

#CD5C9D is a magenta with RGB values 205, 92, 157 and HSL 325°, 53%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#CD5C9D#CD5C9D

HEX#CD5C9D

RGBrgb(205, 92, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.3608, 0.6157

RGB percentages80.4%, 36.1%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(325.5, 53.1%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(325.5, 55.1%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 55.1%, 23.4%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,458,589

CSS custom property--colour: #CD5C9D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.61:1

Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#32A362

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#67789Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#868B9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51 from the original

Tritanopia#DA5A75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 16.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 16.4 Medium violet red · ΔE 21.7 Orchid · ΔE 22.3 Violet · ΔE 27.7 Plum · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 16.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5CCD8C

Analogous#C45CCD, #CD5C65

Triadic#9DCD5C, #5C9DCD

Split complementary#65CD5C, #5CCDC4

Tetradic#CDC55C, #5CCD8C, #5C65CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDF8FB

Lighter +30%#F1D1E3

Lighter +20%#E5AACC

Lighter +10%#D983B4

Darker −10%#BC3A85

Darker −20%#952E69

Darker −30%#6E224E

Darker −40%#471632

More saturated +25%#E841A1

Less saturated −25%#B27799

Channel breakdown

R205

G92

B157

Red205 (80.4%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue325.49°

Saturation (HSL)53.05%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 5C · B 9D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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