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Recognised as Colour

#CA3DE2

  • #CA3DE2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#CA3DE2 is a magenta with RGB values 202, 61, 226 and HSL 291°, 74%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#CA3DE2#CA3DE2
HEX#CA3DE2
RGBrgb(202, 61, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.2392, 0.8863
RGB percentages79.2%, 23.9%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(291.3, 74%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.3, 73%, 88.6%)
CMYK10.6%, 73%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,254,114
CSS custom property--colour: #CA3DE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21385WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.28:1
Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#35C21D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0076E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5285DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CC5D8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.5Medium orchid · ΔE 18.1Dark violet · ΔE 19.8Blue violet · ΔE 22.2Fuchsia · ΔE 24.8Magenta · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55E23D
Analogous#783DE2, #E23DA8
Triadic#E2CA3D, #3DE2CA
Split complementary#A8E23D, #3DE277
Tetradic#E2773D, #55E23D, #3DA8E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAEEFD
Lighter +30%#EEC2F6
Lighter +20%#E296EF
Lighter +10%#D669E9
Darker −10%#B41FCD
Darker −20%#8D18A1
Darker −30%#661175
Darker −40%#3F0B48
More saturated +25%#DE21FE
Less saturated −25%#B659C6

Channel breakdown

R202
G61
B226
Red202 (79.2%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue291.27°
Saturation (HSL)73.99%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G 3D · B E2

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