Colour

#CA8BBD

#CA8BBD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CA8BBD is a magenta with RGB values 202, 139, 189 and HSL 312°, 37%, 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

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HEX#CA8BBD

RGBrgb(202, 139, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.5451, 0.7412

RGB percentages79.2%, 54.5%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(312.4, 37.3%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(312.4, 31.2%, 79.2%)

CMYK0%, 31.2%, 6.4%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,274,045

CSS custom property--colour: #CA8BBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34696WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.94:1

Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#357442

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8B9ABFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#9AA2BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D08E9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 9.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 22.2 Thistle · ΔE 24.7 Light pink · ΔE 26.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 27.4 Pink · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 9.69, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8BCA98

Analogous#B78BCA, #CA8B9E

Triadic#BDCA8B, #8BBDCA

Split complementary#9ECA8B, #8BCAB7

Tetradic#CAB78B, #8BCA98, #8B9ECA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF4F9

Lighter +20%#EAD1E5

Lighter +10%#DAAED1

Darker −10%#BA68A9

Darker −20%#A44B92

Darker −30%#813B73

Darker −40%#5E2B53

More saturated +25%#DF76C9

Less saturated −25%#B5A0B1

Channel breakdown

R202

G139

B189

Red202 (79.2%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue312.38°

Saturation (HSL)37.28%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CA · G 8B · B BD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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