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Recognised as Colour

#CA3EB4

  • #CA3EB4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CA3EB4 is a magenta with RGB values 202, 62, 180 and HSL 309°, 57%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CA3EB4#CA3EB4
HEX#CA3EB4
RGBrgb(202, 62, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.2431, 0.7059
RGB percentages79.2%, 24.3%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(309.4, 56.9%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.4, 69.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 69.3%, 10.9%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,254,324
CSS custom property--colour: #CA3EB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.86:1
Contrast with white4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#35C14B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D6CB7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D81B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.4 from the original
Tritanopia#D44974no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 16.3Orchid · ΔE 16.7Dark magenta · ΔE 19.7Medium violet red · ΔE 19.8Violet · ΔE 21.8Purple · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 16.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3ECA54
Analogous#9A3ECA, #CA3E6E
Triadic#B4CA3E, #3EB4CA
Split complementary#6ECA3E, #3ECA9A
Tetradic#CA9A3E, #3ECA54, #3E6ECA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6DEF2
Lighter +30%#EBB6E3
Lighter +20%#E08ED3
Lighter +10%#D566C4
Darker −10%#A72E94
Darker −20%#7F2371
Darker −30%#57184D
Darker −40%#2F0D2A
More saturated +25%#E91FC9
Less saturated −25%#AB5D9F

Channel breakdown

R202
G62
B180
Red202 (79.2%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue309.43°
Saturation (HSL)56.91%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G 3E · B B4

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