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Recognised as Colour

#CD6DDE

  • #CD6DDE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#CD6DDE is a magenta with RGB values 205, 109, 222 and HSL 291°, 63%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#CD6DDE#CD6DDE
HEX#CD6DDE
RGBrgb(205, 109, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.4275, 0.8706
RGB percentages80.4%, 42.7%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(291, 63.1%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291, 50.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK7.7%, 50.9%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,463,006
CSS custom property--colour: #CD6DDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2919WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.84:1
Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#329221

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B8CE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7897DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CF7C9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 7.8Medium orchid · ΔE 10.2Violet · ΔE 10.3Medium purple · ΔE 20.5Dark orchid · ΔE 27.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 7.76, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7EDE6D
Analogous#946DDE, #DE6DB7
Triadic#DECD6D, #6DDECD
Split complementary#B6DE6D, #6DDE95
Tetradic#DE956D, #7EDE6D, #6DB7DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8EAFA
Lighter +20%#E9C0F1
Lighter +10%#DB97E7
Darker −10%#BF43D5
Darker −20%#A52ABB
Darker −30%#802191
Darker −40%#5C1768
More saturated +25%#DD57F4
Less saturated −25%#BD83C8

Channel breakdown

R205
G109
B222
Red205 (80.4%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue290.97°
Saturation (HSL)63.13%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G 6D · B DE

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