Colour

#CA00A1

#CA00A1
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#CA00A1 is a magenta with RGB values 202, 0, 161 and HSL 312°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#CA00A1#CA00A1

HEX#CA00A1

RGBrgb(202, 0, 161)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0, 0.6314

RGB percentages79.2%, 0%, 63.1%

HSLhsl(312.2, 100%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(312.2, 100%, 79.2%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 20.3%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,238,433

CSS custom property--colour: #CA00A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.22:1

Contrast with white5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#35FF5E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#235AA4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#67769Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D7135Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 16.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 21.2 Purple · ΔE 24.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 25.9 Deep pink · ΔE 27.8 Orchid · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 16.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#00CA29

Analogous#8E00CA, #CA003C

Triadic#A1CA00, #00A1CA

Split complementary#3CCA00, #00CA8E

Tetradic#CA8E00, #00CA29, #003CCA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FF97EA

Lighter +30%#FF64E0

Lighter +20%#FF31D5

Lighter +10%#FD00CA

Darker −10%#970078

Darker −20%#640050

Darker −30%#310027

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#CA00A1

Less saturated −25%#B11992

Channel breakdown

R202

B161

Red202 (79.2%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue161 (63.1%)

Hue312.18°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness39.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CA · G 00 · B A1

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