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Recognised as Colour

#CA6ACD

  • #CA6ACD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#CA6ACD is a magenta with RGB values 202, 106, 205 and HSL 298°, 50%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#CA6ACD#CA6ACD
HEX#CA6ACD
RGBrgb(202, 106, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.4157, 0.8039
RGB percentages79.2%, 41.6%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(298.2, 49.7%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298.2, 48.3%, 80.4%)
CMYK1.5%, 48.3%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,265,613
CSS custom property--colour: #CA6ACD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.45:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#359532

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6087D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C93CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CF7592no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 4.8Violet · ΔE 11.4Medium orchid · ΔE 15.2Medium purple · ΔE 21.9Plum · ΔE 27.4Hot pink · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 4.84, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6DCD6A
Analogous#996ACD, #CD6A9E
Triadic#CDCA6A, #6ACDCA
Split complementary#9FCD6A, #6ACD99
Tetradic#CD996A, #6DCD6A, #6A9ECD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3DDF3
Lighter +20%#E5B6E7
Lighter +10%#D890DA
Darker −10%#BC44C0
Darker −20%#99359C
Darker −30%#742876
Darker −40%#4F1B50
More saturated +25%#E151E6
Less saturated −25%#B383B4

Channel breakdown

R202
G106
B205
Red202 (79.2%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue298.18°
Saturation (HSL)49.75%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G 6A · B CD

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