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Recognised as Colour

#CA68A6

  • #CA68A6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#CA68A6 is a magenta with RGB values 202, 104, 166 and HSL 322°, 48%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#CA68A6#CA68A6
HEX#CA68A6
RGBrgb(202, 104, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.4078, 0.651
RGB percentages79.2%, 40.8%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(322, 48%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322, 48.5%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 48.5%, 17.8%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,265,062
CSS custom property--colour: #CA68A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2521WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.04:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#359759

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#6F80A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#898FA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D56880no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 16.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#68CA8C
Analogous#BD68CA, #CA6875
Triadic#A6CA68, #68A6CA
Split complementary#75CA68, #68CABD
Tetradic#CABD68, #68CA8C, #6875CA

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2D9E9
Lighter +20%#E4B4D3
Lighter +10%#D78EBC
Darker −10%#BD4290
Darker −20%#973573
Darker −30%#712856
Darker −40%#4C1B3A
More saturated +25%#E34EAD
Less saturated −25%#B1829F

Channel breakdown

R202
G104
B166
Red202 (79.2%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue322.04°
Saturation (HSL)48.04%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G 68 · B A6

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