Recognised as Colour
#CD6AAC
- #CD6AAC
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#CD6AAC is a magenta with RGB values 205, 106, 172 and HSL 320°, 50%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#CD6AAC#CD6AAC
HEX#CD6AAC
RGBrgb(205, 106, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.4157, 0.6745
RGB percentages80.4%, 41.6%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(320, 49.7%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320, 48.3%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 48.3%, 16.1%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,462,188
CSS custom property--colour: #CD6AAC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.25:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#329553
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6ACD8B
Analogous#BD6ACD, #CD6A7B
Triadic#ACCD6A, #6AACCD
Split complementary#7BCD6A, #6ACDBD
Tetradic#CDBD6A, #6ACD8B, #6A7BCD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G106
B172
Red205 (80.4%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue320°
Saturation (HSL)49.75%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 6A · B AC
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