Recognised as Colour

#CD9ABC

#CD9ABC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CD9ABC is a magenta with RGB values 205, 154, 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

#CD9ABC#CD9ABC

HEX#CD9ABC

RGBrgb(205, 154, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6039, 0.7373

RGB percentages80.4%, 60.4%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(320, 33.8%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(320, 24.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 24.9%, 8.3%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,474,492

CSS custom property--colour: #CD9ABC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.94:1

Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#326543

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9BA5BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#A7ACBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Tritanopia#D39BA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.9 Thistle · ΔE 15.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.2 Light pink · ΔE 19.5 Pink · ΔE 19.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9ACDAB

Analogous#C49ACD, #CD9AA3

Triadic#BCCD9A, #9ABCCD

Split complementary#A2CD9A, #9ACDC4

Tetradic#CDC49A, #9ACDAB, #9AA2CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFDEE9

Lighter +10%#DEBCD3

Darker −10%#BC78A5

Darker −20%#AB568F

Darker −30%#8A4473

Darker −40%#683356

More saturated +25%#E087C2

Less saturated −25%#BAADB6

Channel breakdown

R205

G154

B188

Red205 (80.4%)

Green154 (60.4%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue320°

Saturation (HSL)33.77%

Lightness70.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 9A · B BC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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