Colour
#CD6E9F
- #CD6E9F
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#CD6E9F is a magenta with RGB values 205, 110, 159 and HSL 329°, 49%, 62%. 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
#CD6E9F#CD6E9F
HEX#CD6E9F
RGBrgb(205, 110, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.4314, 0.6235
RGB percentages80.4%, 43.1%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(329.1, 48.7%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(329.1, 46.3%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 46.3%, 22.4%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,463,199
CSS custom property--colour: #CD6E9F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26634WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.33:1
Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#329160
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6ECD9C
Analogous#CC6ECD, #CD6E6F
Triadic#9FCD6E, #6E9FCD
Split complementary#6FCD6E, #6ECDCC
Tetradic#CDCC6E, #6ECD9C, #6E6FCD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G110
B159
Red205 (80.4%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue329.05°
Saturation (HSL)48.72%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 6E · B 9F
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