Colour

#CD66CA

#CD66CA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#CD66CA is a magenta with RGB values 205, 102, 202 and HSL 302°, 51%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#CD66CA#CD66CA

HEX#CD66CA

RGBrgb(205, 102, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.4, 0.7922

RGB percentages80.4%, 40%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(301.7, 50.7%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(301.7, 50.2%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 50.2%, 1.5%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,461,194

CSS custom property--colour: #CD66CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.35:1

Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#329935

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E85CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D92C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D3708Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 4.2 Violet · ΔE 11.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 15 Medium purple · ΔE 24.1 Hot pink · ΔE 26.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 4.18, a close match

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#66CD69

Analogous#9D66CD, #CD6696

Triadic#CACD66, #66CACD

Split complementary#96CD66, #66CD9D

Tetradic#CD9D66, #66CD69, #6696CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3D9F2

Lighter +20%#E6B3E5

Lighter +10%#DA8CD7

Darker −10%#C040BD

Darker −20%#9B3297

Darker −30%#742672

Darker −40%#4E194C

More saturated +25%#E64DE2

Less saturated −25%#B47FB2

Channel breakdown

R205

G102

B202

Red205 (80.4%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue301.75°

Saturation (HSL)50.74%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 66 · B CA

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