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Recognised as Colour

#CA08AD

  • #CA08AD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#CA08AD is a magenta with RGB values 202, 8, 173 and HSL 309°, 92%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#CA08AD#CA08AD
HEX#CA08AD
RGBrgb(202, 8, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.0314, 0.6784
RGB percentages79.2%, 3.1%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(309, 92.4%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309, 96%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 96%, 14.4%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,240,493
CSS custom property--colour: #CA08AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15747WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#35F752

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#145EB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69 from the original
Deuteranopia#6378A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73 from the original
Tritanopia#D52465no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 20.9Medium violet red · ΔE 22.2Medium orchid · ΔE 22.9Purple · ΔE 25.3Dark orchid · ΔE 27.2Orchid · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 20.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#08CA25
Analogous#8608CA, #CA084C
Triadic#ADCA08, #08ADCA
Split complementary#4CCA08, #08CA86
Tetradic#CA8608, #08CA25, #084CCA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBA3EE
Lighter +30%#F972E5
Lighter +20%#F741DC
Lighter +10%#F60FD3
Darker −10%#990683
Darker −20%#680459
Darker −30%#37022F
Darker −40%#060005
More saturated +25%#D200B3
Less saturated −25%#B0229B

Channel breakdown

R202
G8
B173
Red202 (79.2%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue308.97°
Saturation (HSL)92.38%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G 08 · B AD

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