Recognised as Colour
#CA50AD
- #CA50AD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#CA50AD is a magenta with RGB values 202, 80, 173 and HSL 314°, 54%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#CA50AD#CA50AD
HEX#CA50AD
RGBrgb(202, 80, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.3137, 0.6784
RGB percentages79.2%, 31.4%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(314.3, 53.5%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.3, 60.4%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 60.4%, 14.4%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,258,925
CSS custom property--colour: #CA50AD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21311WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.26:1
Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#35AF52
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#50CA6D
Analogous#AA50CA, #CA5070
Triadic#ADCA50, #50ADCA
Split complementary#70CA50, #50CAAA
Tetradic#CAAA50, #50CA6D, #5070CA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G80
B173
Red202 (79.2%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue314.26°
Saturation (HSL)53.51%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G 50 · B AD
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