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Recognised as Colour

#CA27A9

  • #CA27A9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#CA27A9 is a magenta with RGB values 202, 39, 169 and HSL 312°, 68%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#CA27A9#CA27A9
HEX#CA27A9
RGBrgb(202, 39, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.1529, 0.6627
RGB percentages79.2%, 15.3%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(312.1, 67.6%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312.1, 80.7%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 80.7%, 16.3%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,248,425
CSS custom property--colour: #CA27A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16872WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#35D856

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3062ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A7BA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.5 from the original
Tritanopia#D63168no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 16.8Dark magenta · ΔE 19.7Medium orchid · ΔE 21.4Orchid · ΔE 22.7Purple · ΔE 23.3Violet · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 16.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#27CA48
Analogous#9927CA, #CA2758
Triadic#A9CA27, #27A9CA
Split complementary#58CA27, #27CA99
Tetradic#CA9927, #27CA48, #2758CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4C9EC
Lighter +30%#EC9EDC
Lighter +20%#E473CD
Lighter +10%#DC48BE
Darker −10%#9F1F85
Darker −20%#751661
Darker −30%#4A0E3E
Darker −40%#1F061A
More saturated +25%#E809BB
Less saturated −25%#AC4597

Channel breakdown

R202
G39
B169
Red202 (79.2%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue312.15°
Saturation (HSL)67.63%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G 27 · B A9

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