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Recognised as Colour

#CD5E9A

  • #CD5E9A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#CD5E9A is a magenta with RGB values 205, 94, 154 and HSL 328°, 53%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#CD5E9A#CD5E9A
HEX#CD5E9A
RGBrgb(205, 94, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.3686, 0.6039
RGB percentages80.4%, 36.9%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(327.6, 52.6%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(327.6, 54.1%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 54.1%, 24.9%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,459,098
CSS custom property--colour: #CD5E9A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#32A165

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A799Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#888C97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Tritanopia#DA5B75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 14Hot pink · ΔE 16.9Medium violet red · ΔE 23.2Orchid · ΔE 24.5Plum · ΔE 27.6Violet · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 13.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5ECD91
Analogous#C95ECD, #CD5E62
Triadic#9ACD5E, #5E9ACD
Split complementary#62CD5E, #5ECDC9
Tetradic#CDC95E, #5ECD91, #5E62CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFAFC
Lighter +30%#F1D3E3
Lighter +20%#E5ACCB
Lighter +10%#D985B2
Darker −10%#BD3B81
Darker −20%#962F67
Darker −30%#6F234C
Darker −40%#481732
More saturated +25%#E7449C
Less saturated −25%#B37898

Channel breakdown

R205
G94
B154
Red205 (80.4%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue327.57°
Saturation (HSL)52.61%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 5E · B 9A

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