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Recognised as Colour

#CA389A

  • #CA389A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#CA389A is a magenta with RGB values 202, 56, 154 and HSL 320°, 58%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#CA389A#CA389A
HEX#CA389A
RGBrgb(202, 56, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.2196, 0.6039
RGB percentages79.2%, 22%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(319.7, 57.9%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.7, 72.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 72.3%, 23.8%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,252,762
CSS custom property--colour: #CA389A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17718WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.62:1
Contrast with white4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#35C765

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#48659Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61 from the original
Deuteranopia#757E97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.6 from the original
Tritanopia#D73764no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 9.2Hot pink · ΔE 19.4Orchid · ΔE 21.7Dark magenta · ΔE 24.4Deep pink · ΔE 25.4Purple · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 9.15, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#38CA68
Analogous#B138CA, #CA3851
Triadic#9ACA38, #389ACA
Split complementary#51CA38, #38CAB1
Tetradic#CAB138, #38CA68, #3851CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5D9EC
Lighter +30%#EAB1D7
Lighter +20%#DF89C3
Lighter +10%#D560AE
Darker −10%#A32C7C
Darker −20%#7B215D
Darker −30%#53163F
Darker −40%#2B0B20
More saturated +25%#E919A5
Less saturated −25%#AB588F

Channel breakdown

R202
G56
B154
Red202 (79.2%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue319.73°
Saturation (HSL)57.94%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G 38 · B 9A

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