Recognised as Colour

#CA79A5

#CA79A5
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#CA79A5 is a magenta with RGB values 202, 121, 165 and HSL 327°, 43%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#CA79A5

RGBrgb(202, 121, 165)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.4745, 0.6471

RGB percentages79.2%, 47.5%, 64.7%

HSLhsl(327.4, 43.3%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(327.4, 40.1%, 79.2%)

CMYK0%, 40.1%, 18.3%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,269,413

CSS custom property--colour: #CA79A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28948WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.79:1

Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#35865A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#808AA7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#9498A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original

Tritanopia#D47889no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 13.1 Plum · ΔE 18.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 26.5 Light pink · ΔE 27 Hot pink · ΔE 27.1 Pink · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 13.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#79CA9E

Analogous#C679CA, #CA797D

Triadic#A5CA79, #79A5CA

Split complementary#7DCA79, #79CAC6

Tetradic#CAC679, #79CA9E, #797DCA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5E7EF

Lighter +20%#E7C2D6

Lighter +10%#D89EBE

Darker −10%#BC548C

Darker −20%#9E3F73

Darker −30%#7A3058

Darker −40%#55223E

More saturated +25%#E162A7

Less saturated −25%#B390A3

Channel breakdown

R202

G121

B165

Red202 (79.2%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue165 (64.7%)

Hue327.41°

Saturation (HSL)43.32%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CA · G 79 · B A5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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