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Recognised as Colour

#CD8EBE

  • #CD8EBE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#CD8EBE is a magenta with RGB values 205, 142, 190 and HSL 314°, 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

#CD8EBE#CD8EBE
HEX#CD8EBE
RGBrgb(205, 142, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.5569, 0.7451
RGB percentages80.4%, 55.7%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(314.3, 38.7%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.3, 30.7%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 30.7%, 7.3%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,471,422
CSS custom property--colour: #CD8EBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.9 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#327141

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E9CC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EA5BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Tritanopia#D3909Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original
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

Plum · ΔE 9.6Pale violetred · ΔE 22Thistle · ΔE 23.4Light pink · ΔE 25.2Pink · ΔE 26.3Rosy brown · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 9.6, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8ECD9D
Analogous#BC8ECD, #CD8E9F
Triadic#BECD8E, #8EBECD
Split complementary#9FCD8E, #8ECDBC
Tetradic#CDBD8E, #8ECD9D, #8E9FCD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF8FB
Lighter +20%#ECD5E7
Lighter +10%#DDB1D2
Darker −10%#BD6BAA
Darker −20%#AA4B93
Darker −30%#863C75
Darker −40%#632C56
More saturated +25%#E17AC9
Less saturated −25%#B9A2B3

Channel breakdown

R205
G142
B190
Red205 (80.4%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue314.29°
Saturation (HSL)38.65%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 8E · B BE

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