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Recognised as Colour

#CA73D6

  • #CA73D6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#CA73D6 is a magenta with RGB values 202, 115, 214 and HSL 293°, 55%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#CA73D6#CA73D6
HEX#CA73D6
RGBrgb(202, 115, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.451, 0.8392
RGB percentages79.2%, 45.1%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(292.7, 54.7%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.7, 46.3%, 83.9%)
CMYK5.6%, 46.3%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,267,926
CSS custom property--colour: #CA73D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29673WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.93:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#358C29

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#668ED9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F98D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Tritanopia#CD7F9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 6.7Violet · ΔE 11Medium orchid · ΔE 16.4Medium purple · ΔE 19.3Plum · ΔE 25.3Slate blue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 6.68, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7FD673
Analogous#9973D6, #D673B1
Triadic#D6CA73, #73D6CA
Split complementary#B1D673, #73D699
Tetradic#D69973, #7FD673, #73B0D6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7E9F9
Lighter +20%#E8C2ED
Lighter +10%#D99AE2
Darker −10%#BB4CCA
Darker −20%#A133B0
Darker −30%#7C2888
Darker −40%#581C61
More saturated +25%#DB5CED
Less saturated −25%#B98ABF

Channel breakdown

R202
G115
B214
Red202 (79.2%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue292.73°
Saturation (HSL)54.7%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G 73 · B D6

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