Colour

#CA79BD

#CA79BD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CA79BD is a magenta with RGB values 202, 121, 189 and HSL 310°, 43%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CA79BD#CA79BD

HEX#CA79BD

RGBrgb(202, 121, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.4745, 0.7412

RGB percentages79.2%, 47.5%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(309.6, 43.3%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(309.6, 40.1%, 79.2%)

CMYK0%, 40.1%, 6.4%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,269,437

CSS custom property--colour: #CA79BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.98:1

Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#358642

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#788EBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8D99BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D17D93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.8 Orchid · ΔE 18.3 Violet · ΔE 22.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 23.1 Hot pink · ΔE 25.9 Medium purple · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#79CA86

Analogous#AE79CA, #CA7995

Triadic#BDCA79, #79BDCA

Split complementary#95CA79, #79CAAE

Tetradic#CAAE79, #79CA86, #7995CA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5E7F3

Lighter +20%#E7C2E1

Lighter +10%#D89ECF

Darker −10%#BC54AB

Darker −20%#9E3F8F

Darker −30%#7A306E

Darker −40%#55224D

More saturated +25%#E162CD

Less saturated −25%#B390AD

Channel breakdown

R202

G121

B189

Red202 (79.2%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue309.63°

Saturation (HSL)43.32%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CA · G 79 · B BD

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Colour values

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