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Recognised as Colour

#CD81AE

  • #CD81AE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#CD81AE is a magenta with RGB values 205, 129, 174 and HSL 324°, 43%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CD81AE#CD81AE
HEX#CD81AE
RGBrgb(205, 129, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.5059, 0.6824
RGB percentages80.4%, 50.6%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(324.5, 43.2%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(324.5, 37.1%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 37.1%, 15.1%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,468,078
CSS custom property--colour: #CD81AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.35:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#327E51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8691B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#999DACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D68191no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15Pale violetred · ΔE 15.6Light pink · ΔE 25.6Rosy brown · ΔE 26Pink · ΔE 27.8Thistle · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#81CDA0
Analogous#C681CD, #CD8188
Triadic#AECD81, #81AECD
Split complementary#88CD81, #81CDC6
Tetradic#CDC681, #81CDA0, #8188CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8EFF4
Lighter +20%#EACADD
Lighter +10%#DBA6C5
Darker −10%#BF5C97
Darker −20%#A6427D
Darker −30%#823362
Darker −40%#5D2546
More saturated +25%#E36BB2
Less saturated −25%#B797AA

Channel breakdown

R205
G129
B174
Red205 (80.4%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue324.47°
Saturation (HSL)43.18%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 81 · B AE

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