Recognised as Colour
#CA378D
- #CA378D
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#CA378D is a magenta with RGB values 202, 55, 141 and HSL 325°, 58%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#CA378D#CA378D
HEX#CA378D
RGBrgb(202, 55, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.2157, 0.5529
RGB percentages79.2%, 21.6%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(324.9, 58.1%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(324.9, 72.8%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 72.8%, 30.2%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,252,493
CSS custom property--colour: #CA378D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17212WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#35C872
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#37CA74
Analogous#BE37CA, #CA3743
Triadic#8DCA37, #378DCA
Split complementary#43CA37, #37CABE
Tetradic#CABE37, #37CA74, #3743CA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G55
B141
Red202 (79.2%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue324.9°
Saturation (HSL)58.1%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G 37 · B 8D
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