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Recognised as Colour

#CA005E

  • #CA005E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#CA005E is a red with RGB values 202, 0, 94 and HSL 332°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#CA005E#CA005E
HEX#CA005E
RGBrgb(202, 0, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0, 0.3686
RGB percentages79.2%, 0%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(332.1, 100%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(332.1, 100%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 53.5%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,238,366
CSS custom property--colour: #CA005E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13365WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.72:1
Contrast with white5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#35FFA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#494F5Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#79735Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.1 from the original
Tritanopia#DD0036no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 22.2Deep pink · ΔE 22.8Crimson · ΔE 26.9Hot pink · ΔE 29Pale violetred · ΔE 31.1Indian red · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 22.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00CA6C
Analogous#CA00C3, #CA0700
Triadic#5ECA00, #005ECA
Split complementary#00CA07, #00C3CA
Tetradic#C3CA00, #00CA6C, #0700CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF97C7
Lighter +30%#FF64AC
Lighter +20%#FF3191
Lighter +10%#FD0076
Darker −10%#970046
Darker −20%#64002F
Darker −30%#310017
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#CA005E
Less saturated −25%#B11960

Channel breakdown

R202
G0
B94
Red202 (79.2%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue332.08°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G 00 · B 5E

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