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Recognised as Colour

#CA7EAE

  • #CA7EAE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#CA7EAE is a magenta with RGB values 202, 126, 174 and HSL 322°, 42%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CA7EAE#CA7EAE
HEX#CA7EAE
RGBrgb(202, 126, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.4941, 0.6824
RGB percentages79.2%, 49.4%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(322.1, 41.8%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.1, 37.6%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 37.6%, 13.9%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,270,702
CSS custom property--colour: #CA7EAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30534WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.11:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#358151

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#828FB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Deuteranopia#959BACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D37E8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.9Pale violetred · ΔE 16.4Light pink · ΔE 27.5Rosy brown · ΔE 27.6Hot pink · ΔE 28.2Orchid · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7ECA9A
Analogous#C07ECA, #CA7E88
Triadic#AECA7E, #7EAECA
Split complementary#88CA7E, #7ECAC0
Tetradic#CAC07E, #7ECA9A, #7E88CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7EAF2
Lighter +20%#E8C6DB
Lighter +10%#D9A2C5
Darker −10%#BB5A97
Darker −20%#A0427D
Darker −30%#7C3361
Darker −40%#582445
More saturated +25%#E167B4
Less saturated −25%#B395A8

Channel breakdown

R202
G126
B174
Red202 (79.2%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue322.11°
Saturation (HSL)41.76%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G 7E · B AE

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