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Recognised as Colour

#CA74AE

  • #CA74AE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#CA74AE is a magenta with RGB values 202, 116, 174 and HSL 320°, 45%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#CA74AE#CA74AE
HEX#CA74AE
RGBrgb(202, 116, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.4549, 0.6824
RGB percentages79.2%, 45.5%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(319.5, 44.8%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.5, 42.6%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 42.6%, 13.9%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,268,142
CSS custom property--colour: #CA74AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#358B51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7888B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E96ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Tritanopia#D3758Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 17.1Plum · ΔE 17.2Orchid · ΔE 22.9Hot pink · ΔE 24Violet · ΔE 27.1Light pink · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 17.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#74CA90
Analogous#BB74CA, #CA7483
Triadic#AECA74, #74AECA
Split complementary#83CA74, #74CABB
Tetradic#CABB74, #74CA90, #7483CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4E3EF
Lighter +20%#E6BED9
Lighter +10%#D899C4
Darker −10%#BC4F98
Darker −20%#9C3C7D
Darker −30%#772E5F
Darker −40%#531F42
More saturated +25%#E25CB6
Less saturated −25%#B28CA6

Channel breakdown

R202
G116
B174
Red202 (79.2%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue319.53°
Saturation (HSL)44.79%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G 74 · B AE

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