Colour
#CA8BC8
- #CA8BC8
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CA8BC8 is a magenta with RGB values 202, 139, 200 and HSL 302°, 37%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#CA8BC8#CA8BC8
HEX#CA8BC8
RGBrgb(202, 139, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.5451, 0.7843
RGB percentages79.2%, 54.5%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(301.9, 37.3%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.9, 31.2%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 31.2%, 1%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,274,056
CSS custom property--colour: #CA8BC8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.04:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#357437
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8BCA8D
Analogous#AD8BCA, #CA8BA8
Triadic#C8CA8B, #8BC8CA
Split complementary#A8CA8B, #8BCAAD
Tetradic#CAAD8B, #8BCA8D, #8BA8CA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G139
B200
Red202 (79.2%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue301.9°
Saturation (HSL)37.28%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G 8B · B C8
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