Colour

#CA578B

#CA578B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#CA578B is a red with RGB values 202, 87, 139 and HSL 333°, 52%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#CA578B#CA578B

HEX#CA578B

RGBrgb(202, 87, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.3412, 0.5451

RGB percentages79.2%, 34.1%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(332.9, 52%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(332.9, 56.9%, 79.2%)

CMYK0%, 56.9%, 31.2%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,260,683

CSS custom property--colour: #CA578B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.25:1

Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#35A874

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#68728Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#868788no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.6 from the original

Tritanopia#D8506Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 11.2 Hot pink · ΔE 18.6 Medium violet red · ΔE 23.5 Indian red · ΔE 28.8 Light coral · ΔE 29.8 Orchid · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#57CA96

Analogous#CA57C5, #CA5D57

Triadic#8BCA57, #578BCA

Split complementary#57CA5D, #57C5CA

Tetradic#C4CA57, #57CA96, #5C57CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FBF2F6

Lighter +30%#EFCBDB

Lighter +20%#E2A5C1

Lighter +10%#D67EA6

Darker −10%#B53971

Darker −20%#8E2D59

Darker −30%#672141

Darker −40%#411428

More saturated +25%#E63B88

Less saturated −25%#AE738E

Channel breakdown

R202

G87

B139

Red202 (79.2%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue332.87°

Saturation (HSL)52.04%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CA · G 57 · B 8B

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