Recognised as Colour

#CA03A0

#CA03A0
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#CA03A0 is a magenta with RGB values 202, 3, 160 and HSL 313°, 97%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#CA03A0#CA03A0

HEX#CA03A0

RGBrgb(202, 3, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.0118, 0.6275

RGB percentages79.2%, 1.2%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(312.7, 97.1%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(312.7, 98.5%, 79.2%)

CMYK0%, 98.5%, 20.8%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,239,200

CSS custom property--colour: #CA03A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1516WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.21:1

Contrast with white5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#35FC5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#255AA3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#68769Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.8 from the original

Tritanopia#D7135Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 15.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 21.3 Purple · ΔE 24.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 26 Deep pink · ΔE 27.3 Orchid · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 15.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#03CA2D

Analogous#9103CA, #CA033C

Triadic#A0CA03, #03A0CA

Split complementary#3DCA03, #03CA91

Tetradic#CA9003, #03CA2D, #033CCA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FE9BE9

Lighter +30%#FD69DE

Lighter +20%#FC37D2

Lighter +10%#FB05C7

Darker −10%#980278

Darker −20%#650250

Darker −30%#330129

Darker −40%#010001

More saturated +25%#CD00A2

Less saturated −25%#B01D91

Channel breakdown

R202

B160

Red202 (79.2%)

Green3 (1.2%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue312.66°

Saturation (HSL)97.07%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CA · G 03 · B A0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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