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Recognised as Colour

#CA02BE

  • #CA02BE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#CA02BE is a magenta with RGB values 202, 2, 190 and HSL 304°, 98%, 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

#CA02BE#CA02BE
HEX#CA02BE
RGBrgb(202, 2, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.0078, 0.7451
RGB percentages79.2%, 0.8%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(303.6, 98%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.6, 99%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 99%, 5.9%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,238,974
CSS custom property--colour: #CA02BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#35FD41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5979BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D3316Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 21.9Medium orchid · ΔE 22.5Dark magenta · ΔE 24.2Dark violet · ΔE 26.8Fuchsia · ΔE 27Magenta · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 21.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#02CA0E
Analogous#7202CA, #CA025A
Triadic#BECA02, #02BECA
Split complementary#5ACA02, #02CA72
Tetradic#CA7202, #02CA0E, #025ACA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FE9AF8
Lighter +30%#FE67F4
Lighter +20%#FD35F1
Lighter +10%#FD02ED
Darker −10%#98018E
Darker −20%#65015F
Darker −30%#33012F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#CC00C0
Less saturated −25%#B11CA8

Channel breakdown

R202
G2
B190
Red202 (79.2%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue303.6°
Saturation (HSL)98.04%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G 02 · B BE

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