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Recognised as Colour

#CA009B

  • #CA009B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#CA009B is a magenta with RGB values 202, 0, 155 and HSL 314°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#CA009B#CA009B
HEX#CA009B
RGBrgb(202, 0, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0, 0.6078
RGB percentages79.2%, 0%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(314, 100%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314, 100%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 23.3%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,238,427
CSS custom property--colour: #CA009B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14923WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#35FF64

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A599Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#697697no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.6 from the original
Tritanopia#D7075Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 13.2Dark magenta · ΔE 22Purple · ΔE 25.1Deep pink · ΔE 25.4Medium orchid · ΔE 27.7Orchid · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 13.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00CA2F
Analogous#9400CA, #CA0036
Triadic#9BCA00, #009BCA
Split complementary#36CA00, #00CA94
Tetradic#CA9400, #00CA2F, #0036CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF97E7
Lighter +30%#FF64DB
Lighter +20%#FF31CF
Lighter +10%#FD00C2
Darker −10%#970074
Darker −20%#64004D
Darker −30%#310026
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#CA009B
Less saturated −25%#B1198E

Channel breakdown

R202
G0
B155
Red202 (79.2%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue313.96°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G 00 · B 9B

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