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Recognised as Colour

#CA47E2

  • #CA47E2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CA47E2 is a magenta with RGB values 202, 71, 226 and HSL 291°, 73%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CA47E2#CA47E2
HEX#CA47E2
RGBrgb(202, 71, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.2784, 0.8863
RGB percentages79.2%, 27.8%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(290.7, 72.8%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.7, 68.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK10.6%, 68.6%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,256,674
CSS custom property--colour: #CA47E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22554WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#35B81D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0279E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5887DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.2 from the original
Tritanopia#CC6390no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.1Dark orchid · ΔE 14.1Dark violet · ΔE 22.6Blue violet · ΔE 24.1Orchid · ΔE 26.8Violet · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5FE247
Analogous#7D47E2, #E247AC
Triadic#E2CA47, #47E2CA
Split complementary#ADE247, #47E27C
Tetradic#E27C47, #5FE247, #47ACE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDF7FE
Lighter +30%#F0CBF7
Lighter +20%#E39FF0
Lighter +10%#D773E9
Darker −10%#B921D5
Darker −20%#921BA8
Darker −30%#6C147C
Darker −40%#460D50
More saturated +25%#DC2CFD
Less saturated −25%#B862C7

Channel breakdown

R202
G71
B226
Red202 (79.2%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue290.71°
Saturation (HSL)72.77%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G 47 · B E2

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