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Recognised as Colour

#CA2BDF

  • #CA2BDF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#CA2BDF is a magenta with RGB values 202, 43, 223 and HSL 293°, 74%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#CA2BDF#CA2BDF
HEX#CA2BDF
RGBrgb(202, 43, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.1686, 0.8745
RGB percentages79.2%, 16.9%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(293, 73.8%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293, 80.7%, 87.5%)
CMYK9.4%, 80.7%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,249,503
CSS custom property--colour: #CA2BDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.92:1
Contrast with white4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#35D420

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006FE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B80DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.5 from the original
Tritanopia#CD5287no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.7Dark violet · ΔE 17.6Fuchsia · ΔE 20.9Magenta · ΔE 20.9Blue violet · ΔE 21.7Medium orchid · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40DF2B
Analogous#702BDF, #DF2B9A
Triadic#DFCA2B, #2BDFCA
Split complementary#9ADF2B, #2BDF70
Tetradic#DF702B, #40DF2B, #2B9ADF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6DCFA
Lighter +30%#EBB0F3
Lighter +20%#E084EC
Lighter +10%#D557E6
Darker −10%#A81CBB
Darker −20%#80168E
Darker −30%#580F62
Darker −40%#310836
More saturated +25%#E10DFE
Less saturated −25%#B34AC1

Channel breakdown

R202
G43
B223
Red202 (79.2%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue293°
Saturation (HSL)73.77%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G 2B · B DF

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