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Recognised as Colour

#CA0B79

  • #CA0B79
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#CA0B79 is a magenta with RGB values 202, 11, 121 and HSL 325°, 90%, 42%. 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

#CA0B79#CA0B79
HEX#CA0B79
RGBrgb(202, 11, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.0431, 0.4745
RGB percentages79.2%, 4.3%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(325.4, 89.7%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(325.4, 94.6%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 94.6%, 40.1%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,241,209
CSS custom property--colour: #CA0B79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#35F486

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#42547Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#747575no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.7 from the original
Tritanopia#DB0047no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 7.1Deep pink · ΔE 17.4Hot pink · ΔE 22.4Pale violetred · ΔE 31.9Dark magenta · ΔE 34.1Purple · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 7.05, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0BCA5C
Analogous#BC0BCA, #CA0B19
Triadic#79CA0B, #0B79CA
Split complementary#19CA0B, #0BCABC
Tetradic#CABC0B, #0BCA5C, #0B19CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAA7D7
Lighter +30%#F876C1
Lighter +20%#F546AB
Lighter +10%#F21695
Darker −10%#9A085C
Darker −20%#69063F
Darker −30%#390322
Darker −40%#090005
More saturated +25%#D5007B
Less saturated −25%#AF2675

Channel breakdown

R202
G11
B121
Red202 (79.2%)
Green11 (4.3%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue325.45°
Saturation (HSL)89.67%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G 0B · B 79

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