Recognised as Colour

#CA27BA

#CA27BA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#CA27BA is a magenta with RGB values 202, 39, 186 and HSL 306°, 68%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CA27BA#CA27BA

HEX#CA27BA

RGBrgb(202, 39, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.1529, 0.7294

RGB percentages79.2%, 15.3%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(305.9, 67.6%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(305.9, 80.7%, 79.2%)

CMYK0%, 80.7%, 7.9%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,248,442

CSS custom property--colour: #CA27BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.66:1

Contrast with white4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#35D845

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1B66BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#627CB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.7 from the original

Tritanopia#D33C71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 17.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 20.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.7 Orchid · ΔE 24.6 Purple · ΔE 25.2 Medium violet red · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 17.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#27CA37

Analogous#8927CA, #CA2768

Triadic#BACA27, #27BACA

Split complementary#69CA27, #27CA88

Tetradic#CA8827, #27CA37, #2769CA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4C9F0

Lighter +30%#EC9EE5

Lighter +20%#E473D9

Lighter +10%#DC48CD

Darker −10%#9F1F93

Darker −20%#75166B

Darker −30%#4A0E44

Darker −40%#1F061D

More saturated +25%#E809D2

Less saturated −25%#AC45A2

Channel breakdown

R202

G39

B186

Red202 (79.2%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue305.89°

Saturation (HSL)67.63%

Lightness47.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CA · G 27 · B BA

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Ca27Ba (chemical formula)

Formula
1,219.436 g/mol
28 atoms

Ca27Ba has a molar mass of 1,219.436 g/mol, made up of 28 atoms across 2 elements: 27 × Ca, 1 × Ba.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,219.436 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule28

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.0249211 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram4.938464 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

Ca88.7%

Ba11.3%

Calcium (Ca × 27)1,082.106 g/mol, 88.738%

Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 11.262%

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