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Recognised as Colour

#CA37E6

  • #CA37E6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#CA37E6 is a magenta with RGB values 202, 55, 230 and HSL 290°, 78%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#CA37E6#CA37E6
HEX#CA37E6
RGBrgb(202, 55, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.2157, 0.902
RGB percentages79.2%, 21.6%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(290.4, 77.8%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.4, 76.1%, 90.2%)
CMYK12.2%, 76.1%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,252,582
CSS custom property--colour: #CA37E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#35C819

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0074EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B83E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.8 from the original
Tritanopia#CB5C8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.6Dark violet · ΔE 17.5Blue violet · ΔE 20.5Medium orchid · ΔE 21.9Fuchsia · ΔE 22.1Magenta · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#53E637
Analogous#7237E6, #E637AB
Triadic#E6CA37, #37E6CA
Split complementary#ABE637, #37E672
Tetradic#E67237, #53E637, #37ABE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAECFD
Lighter +30%#EEBFF7
Lighter +20%#E292F1
Lighter +10%#D664EC
Darker −10%#B31AD0
Darker −20%#8C14A3
Darker −30%#650F75
Darker −40%#3E0948
More saturated +25%#DB1EFF
Less saturated −25%#B753CA

Channel breakdown

R202
G55
B230
Red202 (79.2%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue290.4°
Saturation (HSL)77.78%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G 37 · B E6

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