Colour

#CA7994

#CA7994
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#CA7994 is a red with RGB values 202, 121, 148 and HSL 340°, 43%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#CA7994

RGBrgb(202, 121, 148)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.4745, 0.5804

RGB percentages79.2%, 47.5%, 58%

HSLhsl(340, 43.3%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340, 40.1%, 79.2%)

CMYK0%, 40.1%, 26.7%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,269,396

CSS custom property--colour: #CA7994;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28369WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.67:1

Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#35866B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#848895no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#989792no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D67482no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 10.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.8 Light coral · ΔE 22.7 Light pink · ΔE 22.8 Plum · ΔE 24.9 Indian red · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 10.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#79CAAF

Analogous#CA79BC, #CA8779

Triadic#94CA79, #7994CA

Split complementary#79CA86, #79BDCA

Tetradic#BCCA79, #79CAAF, #8779CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5E7EC

Lighter +20%#E7C2CE

Lighter +10%#D89EB1

Darker −10%#BC5477

Darker −20%#9E3F5F

Darker −30%#7A3049

Darker −40%#552233

More saturated +25%#E1628C

Less saturated −25%#B3909C

Channel breakdown

R202

G121

B148

Red202 (79.2%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue148 (58%)

Hue340°

Saturation (HSL)43.32%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CA · G 79 · B 94

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Colour values

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