Recognised as Colour
#CD6DC6
- #CD6DC6
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#CD6DC6 is a magenta with RGB values 205, 109, 198 and HSL 304°, 49%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#CD6DC6#CD6DC6
HEX#CD6DC6
RGBrgb(205, 109, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.4275, 0.7765
RGB percentages80.4%, 42.7%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(304.4, 49%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.4, 46.8%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 46.8%, 3.4%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,462,982
CSS custom property--colour: #CD6DC6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27994WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.6:1
Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#329239
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6DCD74
Analogous#A46DCD, #CD6D96
Triadic#C6CD6D, #6DC6CD
Split complementary#96CD6D, #6DCDA4
Tetradic#CDA46D, #6DCD74, #6D96CD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G109
B198
Red205 (80.4%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue304.38°
Saturation (HSL)48.98%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 6D · B C6
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