Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#CA32DD

  • #CA32DD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#CA32DD is a magenta with RGB values 202, 50, 221 and HSL 293°, 72%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#CA32DD#CA32DD
HEX#CA32DD
RGBrgb(202, 50, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.1961, 0.8667
RGB percentages79.2%, 19.6%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(293.3, 71.5%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.3, 77.4%, 86.7%)
CMYK8.6%, 77.4%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,251,293
CSS custom property--colour: #CA32DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20058WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.01:1
Contrast with white4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#35CD22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5081D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.8 from the original
Tritanopia#CD5588no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.6Dark violet · ΔE 19.2Medium orchid · ΔE 20.2Blue violet · ΔE 22.7Fuchsia · ΔE 23Magenta · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#45DD32
Analogous#7532DD, #DD329A
Triadic#DDCA32, #32DDCA
Split complementary#9ADD32, #32DD75
Tetradic#DD7532, #45DD32, #329ADD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7E1FA
Lighter +30%#ECB5F3
Lighter +20%#E189EC
Lighter +10%#D55EE4
Darker −10%#AB1FBD
Darker −20%#841891
Darker −30%#5C1165
Darker −40%#340A39
More saturated +25%#E114FB
Less saturated −25%#B350BF

Channel breakdown

R202
G50
B221
Red202 (79.2%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue293.33°
Saturation (HSL)71.55%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G 32 · B DD

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “ca32dd” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.