Recognised as Colour
#CDAEC8
- #CDAEC8
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#CDAEC8 is a magenta with RGB values 205, 174, 200 and HSL 310°, 24%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CDAEC8#CDAEC8
HEX#CDAEC8
RGBrgb(205, 174, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6824, 0.7843
RGB percentages80.4%, 68.2%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(309.7, 23.7%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.7, 15.1%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 15.1%, 2.4%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,479,624
CSS custom property--colour: #CDAEC8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47421WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.48:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#325137
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AECDB3
Analogous#C3AECD, #CDAEB9
Triadic#C8CDAE, #AEC8CD
Split complementary#B9CDAE, #AECDC3
Tetradic#CDC3AE, #AECDB3, #AEB8CD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G174
B200
Red205 (80.4%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue309.68°
Saturation (HSL)23.66%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G AE · B C8
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