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Recognised as Colour

#CA33E1

  • #CA33E1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#CA33E1 is a magenta with RGB values 202, 51, 225 and HSL 292°, 74%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#CA33E1#CA33E1
HEX#CA33E1
RGBrgb(202, 51, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.2, 0.8824
RGB percentages79.2%, 20%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(292.1, 74.4%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.1, 77.3%, 88.2%)
CMYK10.2%, 77.3%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,251,553
CSS custom property--colour: #CA33E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2036WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#35CC1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0072E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D82DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67 from the original
Tritanopia#CC578Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.7Dark violet · ΔE 18.1Medium orchid · ΔE 21.3Blue violet · ΔE 21.5Fuchsia · ΔE 22.2Magenta · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4AE133
Analogous#7333E1, #E133A1
Triadic#E1CA33, #33E1CA
Split complementary#A1E133, #33E173
Tetradic#E17333, #4AE133, #33A1E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8E5FB
Lighter +30%#EDB8F5
Lighter +20%#E18CEE
Lighter +10%#D65FE8
Darker −10%#AE1DC4
Darker −20%#871698
Darker −30%#5F106B
Darker −40%#38093F
More saturated +25%#E016FE
Less saturated −25%#B450C4

Channel breakdown

R202
G51
B225
Red202 (79.2%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue292.07°
Saturation (HSL)74.36%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G 33 · B E1

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