Recognised as Colour
#CD9BD1
- #CD9BD1
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CD9BD1 is a magenta with RGB values 205, 155, 209 and HSL 296°, 37%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#CD9BD1#CD9BD1
HEX#CD9BD1
RGBrgb(205, 155, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6078, 0.8196
RGB percentages80.4%, 60.8%, 82%
HSLhsl(295.6, 37%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.6, 25.8%, 82%)
CMYK1.9%, 25.8%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,474,769
CSS custom property--colour: #CD9BD1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41025WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.21:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#32642E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9FD19B
Analogous#B29BD1, #D19BBA
Triadic#D1CD9B, #9BD1CD
Split complementary#BAD19B, #9BD1B2
Tetradic#D1B29B, #9FD19B, #9BBAD1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G155
B209
Red205 (80.4%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue295.56°
Saturation (HSL)36.99%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G 9B · B D1
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page