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Recognised as Colour

#CA8ABA

  • #CA8ABA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#CA8ABA is a magenta with RGB values 202, 138, 186 and HSL 315°, 38%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CA8ABA#CA8ABA
HEX#CA8ABA
RGBrgb(202, 138, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.5412, 0.7294
RGB percentages79.2%, 54.1%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(315, 37.6%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315, 31.7%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 31.7%, 7.9%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,273,786
CSS custom property--colour: #CA8ABA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.86:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#357545

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B98BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AA2B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Tritanopia#D18C9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10.7Pale violetred · ΔE 21.2Thistle · ΔE 24.6Light pink · ΔE 26Rosy brown · ΔE 26.4Pink · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8ACA9A
Analogous#BA8ACA, #CA8A9A
Triadic#BACA8A, #8ABACA
Split complementary#9ACA8A, #8ACABA
Tetradic#CABA8A, #8ACA9A, #8A9ACA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF3F8
Lighter +20%#EAD0E3
Lighter +10%#DAADCF
Darker −10%#BA67A5
Darker −20%#A44A8D
Darker −30%#813A6F
Darker −40%#5E2A51
More saturated +25%#DF75C5
Less saturated −25%#B59FAF

Channel breakdown

R202
G138
B186
Red202 (79.2%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue315°
Saturation (HSL)37.65%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G 8A · B BA

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