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Recognised as Colour

#CA0378

  • #CA0378
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#CA0378 is a magenta with RGB values 202, 3, 120 and HSL 325°, 97%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#CA0378#CA0378
HEX#CA0378
RGBrgb(202, 3, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.0118, 0.4706
RGB percentages79.2%, 1.2%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(324.7, 97.1%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(324.7, 98.5%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 98.5%, 40.6%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,239,160
CSS custom property--colour: #CA0378;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13978WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.53:1
Contrast with white5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#35FC87

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#41537Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#747474no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.9 from the original
Tritanopia#DB0046no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 7.4Deep pink · ΔE 17.1Hot pink · ΔE 22.9Pale violetred · ΔE 32.5Dark magenta · ΔE 34.3Purple · ΔE 34.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 7.35, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#03CA55
Analogous#B803CA, #CA0315
Triadic#78CA03, #0378CA
Split complementary#15CA03, #03CAB8
Tetradic#CAB803, #03CA55, #0315CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FE9BD5
Lighter +30%#FD69C0
Lighter +20%#FC37AB
Lighter +10%#FB0596
Darker −10%#98025A
Darker −20%#65023C
Darker −30%#33011E
Darker −40%#010001
More saturated +25%#CD0079
Less saturated −25%#B01D73

Channel breakdown

R202
G3
B120
Red202 (79.2%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue324.72°
Saturation (HSL)97.07%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G 03 · B 78

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