Recognised as Colour
#CD6AAF
- #CD6AAF
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#CD6AAF is a magenta with RGB values 205, 106, 175 and HSL 318°, 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 Orchid.
Colour values
#CD6AAF#CD6AAF
HEX#CD6AAF
RGBrgb(205, 106, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.4157, 0.6863
RGB percentages80.4%, 41.6%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(318.2, 49.7%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.2, 48.3%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 48.3%, 14.6%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,462,191
CSS custom property--colour: #CD6AAF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26382WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#329550
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6ACD88
Analogous#BA6ACD, #CD6A7D
Triadic#AFCD6A, #6AAFCD
Split complementary#7ECD6A, #6ACDBA
Tetradic#CDBA6A, #6ACD88, #6A7DCD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G106
B175
Red205 (80.4%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue318.18°
Saturation (HSL)49.75%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 6A · B AF
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