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Recognised as Colour

#CA0486

  • #CA0486
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#CA0486 is a magenta with RGB values 202, 4, 134 and HSL 321°, 96%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#CA0486#CA0486
HEX#CA0486
RGBrgb(202, 4, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.0157, 0.5255
RGB percentages79.2%, 1.6%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(320.6, 96.1%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.6, 98%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 98%, 33.7%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,239,430
CSS custom property--colour: #CA0486;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14365WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.42:1
Contrast with white5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#35FB79

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A5689no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#717582no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.9 from the original
Tritanopia#DA004Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 2.7Deep pink · ΔE 18.6Hot pink · ΔE 23.3Dark magenta · ΔE 28.2Purple · ΔE 29.5Orchid · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 2.65, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#04CA48
Analogous#AB04CA, #CA0423
Triadic#86CA04, #0486CA
Split complementary#23CA04, #04CAAB
Tetradic#CAAB04, #04CA48, #0423CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FD9DDC
Lighter +30%#FC6BCA
Lighter +20%#FB39B8
Lighter +10%#FA07A7
Darker −10%#980365
Darker −20%#660244
Darker −30%#340122
Darker −40%#020001
More saturated +25%#CE0087
Less saturated −25%#B01E7E

Channel breakdown

R202
G4
B134
Red202 (79.2%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue320.61°
Saturation (HSL)96.12%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G 04 · B 86

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