Recognised as Colour
#CD9ACD
- #CD9ACD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CD9ACD is a magenta with RGB values 205, 154, 205 and HSL 300°, 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
#CD9ACD#CD9ACD
HEX#CD9ACD
RGBrgb(205, 154, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6039, 0.8039
RGB percentages80.4%, 60.4%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(300, 33.8%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 24.9%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 24.9%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,474,509
CSS custom property--colour: #CD9ACD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.1:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#326532
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9ACD9A
Analogous#B39ACD, #CD9AB3
Triadic#CDCD9A, #9ACDCD
Split complementary#B3CD9A, #9ACDB3
Tetradic#CDB39A, #9ACD9A, #9AB3CD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G154
B205
Red205 (80.4%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)33.77%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR CD · G 9A · B CD
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