Recognised as Colour
#CA9EC8
- #CA9EC8
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CA9EC8 is a magenta with RGB values 202, 158, 200 and HSL 303°, 29%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#CA9EC8#CA9EC8
HEX#CA9EC8
RGBrgb(202, 158, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.6196, 0.7843
RGB percentages79.2%, 62%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(302.7, 29.3%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302.7, 21.8%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 21.8%, 1%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,278,920
CSS custom property--colour: #CA9EC8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4118WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.24:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#356137
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9ECAA0
Analogous#B69ECA, #CA9EB2
Triadic#C8CA9E, #9EC8CA
Split complementary#B2CA9E, #9ECAB6
Tetradic#CAB69E, #9ECAA0, #9EB2CA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G158
B200
Red202 (79.2%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue302.73°
Saturation (HSL)29.33%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G 9E · B C8
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