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Recognised as Colour

#CA6DC3

  • #CA6DC3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#CA6DC3 is a magenta with RGB values 202, 109, 195 and HSL 305°, 47%, 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

#CA6DC3#CA6DC3
HEX#CA6DC3
RGBrgb(202, 109, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.4275, 0.7647
RGB percentages79.2%, 42.7%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(304.5, 46.7%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.5, 46%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 46%, 3.5%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,266,371
CSS custom property--colour: #CA6DC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27434WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.49:1
Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#35923C

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#6887C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8294C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original
Tritanopia#D0758Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 9.03, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#6DCA74
Analogous#A36DCA, #CA6D94
Triadic#C3CA6D, #6DC3CA
Split complementary#95CA6D, #6DCAA3
Tetradic#CAA26D, #6DCA74, #6D94CA

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3DDF1
Lighter +20%#E5B8E2
Lighter +10%#D892D2
Darker −10%#BC48B4
Darker −20%#993892
Darker −30%#742A6E
Darker −40%#4F1C4B
More saturated +25%#E354D8
Less saturated −25%#B186AE

Channel breakdown

R202
G109
B195
Red202 (79.2%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue304.52°
Saturation (HSL)46.73%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G 6D · B C3

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