Recognised as Colour
#CD8DC5
- #CD8DC5
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CD8DC5 is a magenta with RGB values 205, 141, 197 and HSL 308°, 39%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#CD8DC5#CD8DC5
HEX#CD8DC5
RGBrgb(205, 141, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.5529, 0.7725
RGB percentages80.4%, 55.3%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(307.5, 39%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.5, 31.2%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 31.2%, 3.9%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,471,173
CSS custom property--colour: #CD8DC5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.21:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#32723A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8DCD95
Analogous#B58DCD, #CD8DA5
Triadic#C5CD8D, #8DC5CD
Split complementary#A5CD8D, #8DCDB5
Tetradic#CDB58D, #8DCD95, #8DA5CD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G141
B197
Red205 (80.4%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue307.5°
Saturation (HSL)39.02%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 8D · B C5
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