Recognised as Colour
#CD9EC4
- #CD9EC4
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CD9EC4 is a magenta with RGB values 205, 158, 196 and HSL 311°, 32%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#CD9EC4#CD9EC4
HEX#CD9EC4
RGBrgb(205, 158, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6196, 0.7686
RGB percentages80.4%, 62%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(311.5, 32%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.5, 22.9%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 22.9%, 4.4%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,475,524
CSS custom property--colour: #CD9EC4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41418WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.28:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#32613B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9ECDA7
Analogous#BF9ECD, #CD9EAC
Triadic#C4CD9E, #9EC4CD
Split complementary#ACCD9E, #9ECDBF
Tetradic#CDBF9E, #9ECDA7, #9EACCD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G158
B196
Red205 (80.4%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue311.49°
Saturation (HSL)31.97%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 9E · B C4
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