Colour

#CA00C4

#CA00C4
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#CA00C4 is a magenta with RGB values 202, 0, 196 and HSL 302°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#CA00C4#CA00C4

HEX#CA00C4

RGBrgb(202, 0, 196)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0, 0.7686

RGB percentages79.2%, 0%, 76.9%

HSLhsl(301.8, 100%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(301.8, 100%, 79.2%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 3%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,238,468

CSS custom property--colour: #CA00C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16542WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.87:1

Contrast with white4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#35FF3B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0062C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5579C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.6 from the original

Tritanopia#D23573no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 20.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.3 Dark violet · ΔE 24.2 Fuchsia · ΔE 24.5 Magenta · ΔE 24.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 20.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00CA06

Analogous#6B00CA, #CA005F

Triadic#C4CA00, #00C4CA

Split complementary#5FCA00, #00CA6B

Tetradic#CA6B00, #00CA06, #005FCA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF97FC

Lighter +30%#FF64FA

Lighter +20%#FF31F9

Lighter +10%#FD00F5

Darker −10%#970093

Darker −20%#640061

Darker −30%#310030

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#CA00C4

Less saturated −25%#B119AC

Channel breakdown

R202

B196

Red202 (79.2%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue196 (76.9%)

Hue301.78°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness39.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CA · G 00 · B C4

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Colour values

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