Recognised as Colour
#CD9EBF
- #CD9EBF
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#CD9EBF is a magenta with RGB values 205, 158, 191 and HSL 318°, 32%, 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 Thistle.
Colour values
#CD9EBF#CD9EBF
HEX#CD9EBF
RGBrgb(205, 158, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6196, 0.749
RGB percentages80.4%, 62%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(317.9, 32%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.9, 22.9%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 22.9%, 6.8%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,475,519
CSS custom property--colour: #CD9EBF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41194WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.24:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#326140
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9ECDAC
Analogous#C49ECD, #CD9EA7
Triadic#BFCD9E, #9EBFCD
Split complementary#A7CD9E, #9ECDC4
Tetradic#CDC49E, #9ECDAC, #9EA7CD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G158
B191
Red205 (80.4%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue317.87°
Saturation (HSL)31.97%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 9E · B BF
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