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Recognised as Colour

#CA2BE0

  • #CA2BE0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#CA2BE0 is a magenta with RGB values 202, 43, 224 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

#CA2BE0#CA2BE0
HEX#CA2BE0
RGBrgb(202, 43, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.1686, 0.8784
RGB percentages79.2%, 16.9%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(292.7, 74.5%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.7, 80.8%, 87.8%)
CMYK9.8%, 80.8%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,249,504
CSS custom property--colour: #CA2BE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#35D41F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A80DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.5 from the original
Tritanopia#CC5388no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.8Dark violet · ΔE 17.4Fuchsia · ΔE 20.7Magenta · ΔE 20.7Blue violet · ΔE 21.4Medium orchid · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#41E02B
Analogous#6F2BE0, #E02B9C
Triadic#E0CA2B, #2BE0CA
Split complementary#9CE02B, #2BE06F
Tetradic#E06F2B, #41E02B, #2B9CE0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6DDFA
Lighter +30%#EBB0F4
Lighter +20%#E084ED
Lighter +10%#D557E7
Darker −10%#A91CBC
Darker −20%#811590
Darker −30%#590F63
Darker −40%#310837
More saturated +25%#E10DFE
Less saturated −25%#B349C2

Channel breakdown

R202
G43
B224
Red202 (79.2%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue292.71°
Saturation (HSL)74.49%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G 2B · B E0

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