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Recognised as Colour

#CA56AD

  • #CA56AD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#CA56AD is a magenta with RGB values 202, 86, 173 and HSL 315°, 52%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#CA56AD#CA56AD
HEX#CA56AD
RGBrgb(202, 86, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.3373, 0.6784
RGB percentages79.2%, 33.7%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(315, 52.3%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315, 57.4%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 57.4%, 14.4%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,260,461
CSS custom property--colour: #CA56AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.45:1
Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#35A952

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A76B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C88AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original
Tritanopia#D45A7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 13.2Hot pink · ΔE 19.4Violet · ΔE 19.8Medium violet red · ΔE 19.8Medium orchid · ΔE 23.2Dark magenta · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 13.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#56CA73
Analogous#AD56CA, #CA5673
Triadic#ADCA56, #56ADCA
Split complementary#73CA56, #56CAAD
Tetradic#CAAD56, #56CA73, #5673CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF1F8
Lighter +30%#EFCAE6
Lighter +20%#E2A4D3
Lighter +10%#D67DC0
Darker −10%#B43995
Darker −20%#8E2C75
Darker −30%#672055
Darker −40%#401435
More saturated +25%#E63ABB
Less saturated −25%#AE729F

Channel breakdown

R202
G86
B173
Red202 (79.2%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue315°
Saturation (HSL)52.25%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G 56 · B AD

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