Colour
#CD6EAE
- #CD6EAE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#CD6EAE is a magenta with RGB values 205, 110, 174 and HSL 320°, 49%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#CD6EAE#CD6EAE
HEX#CD6EAE
RGBrgb(205, 110, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.4314, 0.6824
RGB percentages80.4%, 43.1%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(319.6, 48.7%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.6, 46.3%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 46.3%, 15.1%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,463,214
CSS custom property--colour: #CD6EAE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.44:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#329151
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6ECD8D
Analogous#BC6ECD, #CD6E7F
Triadic#AECD6E, #6EAECD
Split complementary#7FCD6E, #6ECDBC
Tetradic#CDBC6E, #6ECD8D, #6E7FCD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G110
B174
Red205 (80.4%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue319.58°
Saturation (HSL)48.72%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 6E · B AE
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