Colour

#CD5DDA

#CD5DDA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#CD5DDA is a magenta with RGB values 205, 93, 218 and HSL 294°, 63%, 61%. 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

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HEX#CD5DDA

RGBrgb(205, 93, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.3647, 0.8549

RGB percentages80.4%, 36.5%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(293.8, 62.8%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(293.8, 57.3%, 85.5%)

CMYK6%, 57.3%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,458,906

CSS custom property--colour: #CD5DDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2587WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.17:1

Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#32A225

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4883DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F90D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D06F93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 5.7 Orchid · ΔE 12.8 Violet · ΔE 14.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.7 Medium purple · ΔE 25.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 5.73, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6ADA5D

Analogous#8E5DDA, #DA5DA9

Triadic#DACD5D, #5DDACD

Split complementary#A9DA5D, #5DDA8E

Tetradic#DA8E5D, #6ADA5D, #5DA9DA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3DAF6

Lighter +20%#E7B0ED

Lighter +10%#DA87E3

Darker −10%#C033D1

Darker −20%#9C27AA

Darker −30%#761D81

Darker −40%#501457

More saturated +25%#E144F3

Less saturated −25%#B976C1

Channel breakdown

R205

G93

B218

Red205 (80.4%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue293.76°

Saturation (HSL)62.81%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CD · G 5D · B DA

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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