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Recognised as Colour

#CA49E2

  • #CA49E2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CA49E2 is a magenta with RGB values 202, 73, 226 and HSL 291°, 73%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CA49E2#CA49E2
HEX#CA49E2
RGBrgb(202, 73, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.2863, 0.8863
RGB percentages79.2%, 28.6%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(290.6, 72.5%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.6, 67.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK10.6%, 67.7%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,257,186
CSS custom property--colour: #CA49E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22813WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.56:1
Contrast with white3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#35B61D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0E7AE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5988DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.9 from the original
Tritanopia#CB6490no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.3Dark orchid · ΔE 14.2Dark violet · ΔE 23.3Blue violet · ΔE 24.5Orchid · ΔE 26Violet · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#61E249
Analogous#7D49E2, #E249AE
Triadic#E2CA49, #49E2CA
Split complementary#AEE249, #49E27D
Tetradic#E27D49, #61E249, #49AEE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDF9FE
Lighter +30%#F0CDF7
Lighter +20%#E4A1F0
Lighter +10%#D775E9
Darker −10%#BA22D6
Darker −20%#941BAA
Darker −30%#6D147E
Darker −40%#470D52
More saturated +25%#DC2FFC
Less saturated −25%#B863C8

Channel breakdown

R202
G73
B226
Red202 (79.2%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue290.59°
Saturation (HSL)72.51%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G 49 · B E2

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