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Recognised as Colour

#CD5CE0

  • #CD5CE0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CD5CE0 is a magenta with RGB values 205, 92, 224 and HSL 291°, 68%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CD5CE0#CD5CE0
HEX#CD5CE0
RGBrgb(205, 92, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.3608, 0.8784
RGB percentages80.4%, 36.1%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(291.4, 68%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.4, 58.9%, 87.8%)
CMYK8.5%, 58.9%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,458,656
CSS custom property--colour: #CD5CE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26015WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.2:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#32A31F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4183E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B90DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Tritanopia#CF7096no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 5.9Orchid · ΔE 16Violet · ΔE 17.2Dark orchid · ΔE 19.4Medium purple · ΔE 26.5Dark magenta · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 5.93, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6FE05C
Analogous#8B5CE0, #E05CB1
Triadic#E0CD5C, #5CE0CD
Split complementary#B1E05C, #5CE08B
Tetradic#E08B5C, #6FE05C, #5CB1E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4DDF8
Lighter +20%#E7B2F0
Lighter +10%#DA87E8
Darker −10%#C031D8
Darker −20%#9F22B4
Darker −30%#791A89
Darker −40%#53125E
More saturated +25%#DE44F8
Less saturated −25%#BC74C8

Channel breakdown

R205
G92
B224
Red205 (80.4%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue291.36°
Saturation (HSL)68.04%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G 5C · B E0

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