Recognised as Colour
#CD9ACA
- #CD9ACA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CD9ACA is a magenta with RGB values 205, 154, 202 and HSL 304°, 34%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#CD9ACA#CD9ACA
HEX#CD9ACA
RGBrgb(205, 154, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6039, 0.7922
RGB percentages80.4%, 60.4%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(303.5, 33.8%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.5, 24.9%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 24.9%, 1.5%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,474,506
CSS custom property--colour: #CD9ACA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40355WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.07:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#326535
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9ACD9D
Analogous#B69ACD, #CD9AB1
Triadic#CACD9A, #9ACACD
Split complementary#B0CD9A, #9ACDB6
Tetradic#CDB79A, #9ACD9D, #9AB1CD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G154
B202
Red205 (80.4%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue303.53°
Saturation (HSL)33.77%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 9A · B CA
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