Colour

#CA257F

#CA257F
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#CA257F is a magenta with RGB values 202, 37, 127 and HSL 327°, 69%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#CA257F#CA257F

HEX#CA257F

RGBrgb(202, 37, 127)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.1451, 0.498

RGB percentages79.2%, 14.5%, 49.8%

HSLhsl(327.3, 69%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(327.3, 81.7%, 79.2%)

CMYK0%, 81.7%, 37.1%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,247,871

CSS custom property--colour: #CA257F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15412WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.14:1

Contrast with white5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#35DA80

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#495A81no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#77787Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.2 from the original

Tritanopia#DA0750no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 6.8 Deep pink · ΔE 19.6 Hot pink · ΔE 19.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 28.3 Orchid · ΔE 32.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 6.79, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#25CA70

Analogous#C225CA, #CA252D

Triadic#7FCA25, #257FCA

Split complementary#2DCA25, #25CAC2

Tetradic#CAC225, #25CA70, #252DCA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5C6E0

Lighter +30%#ED9BC8

Lighter +20%#E570B0

Lighter +10%#DD4598

Darker −10%#9F1D64

Darker −20%#741549

Darker −30%#490D2E

Darker −40%#1E0513

More saturated +25%#E80782

Less saturated −25%#AC437C

Channel breakdown

R202

G37

B127

Red202 (79.2%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue127 (49.8%)

Hue327.27°

Saturation (HSL)69.04%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CA · G 25 · B 7F

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