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Recognised as Colour

#CA00FF

  • #CA00FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Fuchsia

#CA00FF is a violet with RGB values 202, 0, 255 and HSL 288°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#CA00FF#CA00FF
HEX#CA00FF
RGBrgb(202, 0, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0, 1
RGB percentages79.2%, 0%, 100%
HSLhsl(287.5, 100%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.5, 100%, 100%)
CMYK20.8%, 100%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,238,527
CSS custom property--colour: #CA00FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19777WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.96:1
Contrast with white4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#35FF00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0072FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#007FFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C65A96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 18.5Magenta · ΔE 18.5Dark violet · ΔE 19.4Blue violet · ΔE 22.9Dark orchid · ΔE 30.9Medium blue · ΔE 39
Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 18.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#35FF00
Analogous#4A00FF, #FF00B5
Triadic#FFCA00, #00FFCA
Split complementary#B5FF00, #00FF4A
Tetradic#FF4A00, #35FF00, #00B5FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4CCFF
Lighter +30%#EA99FF
Lighter +20%#DF66FF
Lighter +10%#D533FF
Darker −10%#A200CC
Darker −20%#790099
Darker −30%#510066
Darker −40%#280033
More saturated +25%#CA00FF
Less saturated −25%#B720DF

Channel breakdown

R202
G0
B255
Red202 (79.2%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue287.53°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G 00 · B FF

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