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Recognised as Colour

#CAA0CA

  • #CAA0CA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#CAA0CA is a magenta with RGB values 202, 160, 202 and HSL 300°, 28%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CAA0CA#CAA0CA
HEX#CAA0CA
RGBrgb(202, 160, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.6275, 0.7922
RGB percentages79.2%, 62.7%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(300, 28.4%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 20.8%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 20.8%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,279,434
CSS custom property--colour: #CAA0CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.39:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#355F35

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#9DAACCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7AFC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#CDA3AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#A0CAA0
Analogous#B5A0CA, #CAA0B5
Triadic#CACAA0, #A0CACA
Split complementary#B5CAA0, #A0CAB5
Tetradic#CAB5A0, #A0CAA0, #A0B5CA

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFE1EF
Lighter +10%#DCC1DC
Darker −10%#B87FB8
Darker −20%#A55FA5
Darker −30%#864B86
Darker −40%#653965
More saturated +25%#DC8DDC
Less saturated −25%#B7B3B7

Channel breakdown

R202
G160
B202
Red202 (79.2%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)28.38%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR CA · G A0 · B CA

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