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Recognised as Colour

#CA00EA

  • #CA00EA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#CA00EA is a magenta with RGB values 202, 0, 234 and HSL 292°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#CA00EA#CA00EA
HEX#CA00EA
RGBrgb(202, 0, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0, 0.9176
RGB percentages79.2%, 0%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(291.8, 100%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.8, 100%, 91.8%)
CMYK13.7%, 100%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,238,506
CSS custom property--colour: #CA00EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18497WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.7:1
Contrast with white4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#35FF15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006CEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#307DE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74 from the original
Tritanopia#CB4D8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 15.8Fuchsia · ΔE 15.8Magenta · ΔE 15.8Blue violet · ΔE 21.1Dark orchid · ΔE 23.9Medium orchid · ΔE 34
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 15.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#20EA00
Analogous#5500EA, #EA0095
Triadic#EACA00, #00EACA
Split complementary#95EA00, #00EA55
Tetradic#EA5500, #20EA00, #0095EA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5B7FF
Lighter +30%#EE84FF
Lighter +20%#E751FF
Lighter +10%#E01EFF
Darker −10%#9E00B7
Darker −20%#720084
Darker −30%#460051
Darker −40%#1A001E
More saturated +25%#CA00EA
Less saturated −25%#B51DCD

Channel breakdown

R202
G0
B234
Red202 (79.2%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue291.79°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G 00 · B EA

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