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Recognised as Colour

#CD5DC1

  • #CD5DC1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#CD5DC1 is a magenta with RGB values 205, 93, 193 and HSL 306°, 53%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#CD5DC1#CD5DC1
HEX#CD5DC1
RGBrgb(205, 93, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.3647, 0.7569
RGB percentages80.4%, 36.5%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(306.4, 52.8%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.4, 54.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 54.6%, 5.9%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,458,881
CSS custom property--colour: #CD5DC1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24658WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.93:1
Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#32A23E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#597EC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B8EBEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Tritanopia#D56687no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 6.7Violet · ΔE 13.8Medium orchid · ΔE 15.8Hot pink · ΔE 24.2Medium violet red · ΔE 24.9Dark magenta · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 6.74, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5DCD69
Analogous#A15DCD, #CD5D89
Triadic#C1CD5D, #5DC1CD
Split complementary#89CD5D, #5DCDA1
Tetradic#CDA15D, #5DCD69, #5D89CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDF9FD
Lighter +30%#F1D2EE
Lighter +20%#E5ABDF
Lighter +10%#D984D0
Darker −10%#BD3AAF
Darker −20%#962E8B
Darker −30%#6F2267
Darker −40%#481643
More saturated +25%#E843D6
Less saturated −25%#B378AC

Channel breakdown

R205
G93
B193
Red205 (80.4%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue306.43°
Saturation (HSL)52.83%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 5D · B C1

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