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Recognised as Colour

#CA36DC

  • #CA36DC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#CA36DC is a magenta with RGB values 202, 54, 220 and HSL 293°, 70%, 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

#CA36DC#CA36DC
HEX#CA36DC
RGBrgb(202, 54, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.2118, 0.8627
RGB percentages79.2%, 21.2%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(293.5, 70.3%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.5, 75.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK8.2%, 75.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,252,316
CSS custom property--colour: #CA36DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20362WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.4 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#616161
Inverted#35C923

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0072E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5382D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.9 from the original
Tritanopia#CD5688no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.1 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 15.1Medium orchid · ΔE 18.5Dark violet · ΔE 20.2Blue violet · ΔE 23.4Fuchsia · ΔE 24.4Magenta · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#48DC36
Analogous#7736DC, #DC369B
Triadic#DCCA36, #36DCCA
Split complementary#9BDC36, #36DC77
Tetradic#DC7736, #48DC36, #369BDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8E4FA
Lighter +30%#ECB8F3
Lighter +20%#E18DEB
Lighter +10%#D561E4
Darker −10%#AD21BE
Darker −20%#851A92
Darker −30%#5E1267
Darker −40%#360A3C
More saturated +25%#E118FA
Less saturated −25%#B353BF

Channel breakdown

R202
G54
B220
Red202 (79.2%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue293.49°
Saturation (HSL)70.34%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G 36 · B DC

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