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Recognised as Colour

#CA00DE

  • #CA00DE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#CA00DE is a magenta with RGB values 202, 0, 222 and HSL 295°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#CA00DE#CA00DE
HEX#CA00DE
RGBrgb(202, 0, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0, 0.8706
RGB percentages79.2%, 0%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(294.6, 100%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.6, 100%, 87.1%)
CMYK9%, 100%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,238,494
CSS custom property--colour: #CA00DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1783WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#35FF21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0069E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F7CDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.2 from the original
Tritanopia#CD4682no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 16.6Fuchsia · ΔE 16.9Magenta · ΔE 16.9Dark orchid · ΔE 21.1Blue violet · ΔE 22.3Medium orchid · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 16.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#14DE00
Analogous#5B00DE, #DE0083
Triadic#DECA00, #00DECA
Split complementary#83DE00, #00DE5B
Tetradic#DE5B00, #14DE00, #0083DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7ABFF
Lighter +30%#F378FF
Lighter +20%#EE45FF
Lighter +10%#EA12FF
Darker −10%#9C00AB
Darker −20%#6D0078
Darker −30%#3F0045
Darker −40%#100012
More saturated +25%#CA00DE
Less saturated −25%#B31CC2

Channel breakdown

R202
G0
B222
Red202 (79.2%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue294.59°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G 00 · B DE

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