Colour

#CD99BC

#CD99BC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CD99BC is a magenta with RGB values 205, 153, 188 and HSL 320°, 34%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CD99BC#CD99BC

HEX#CD99BC

RGBrgb(205, 153, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6, 0.7373

RGB percentages80.4%, 60%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(319.6, 34.2%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(319.6, 25.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 25.4%, 8.3%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,474,236

CSS custom property--colour: #CD99BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39392WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.88:1

Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#326643

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9AA4BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#A6ABBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D39AA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.4 Thistle · ΔE 16.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.6 Light pink · ΔE 19.8 Pink · ΔE 20.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#99CDAA

Analogous#C499CD, #CD99A2

Triadic#BCCD99, #99BCCD

Split complementary#A2CD99, #99CDC4

Tetradic#CDC499, #99CDAA, #99A2CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFDDE9

Lighter +10%#DEBBD2

Darker −10%#BC77A6

Darker −20%#AB558F

Darker −30%#8A4373

Darker −40%#673356

More saturated +25%#E086C3

Less saturated −25%#BAACB5

Channel breakdown

R205

G153

B188

Red205 (80.4%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue319.62°

Saturation (HSL)34.21%

Lightness70.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 99 · B BC

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Colour values

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