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Recognised as Colour

#CAA0CB

  • #CAA0CB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#CAA0CB is a magenta with RGB values 202, 160, 203 and HSL 299°, 29%, 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

#CAA0CB#CAA0CB
HEX#CAA0CB
RGBrgb(202, 160, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.6275, 0.7961
RGB percentages79.2%, 62.7%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(298.6, 29.3%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298.6, 21.2%, 79.6%)
CMYK0.5%, 21.2%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,279,435
CSS custom property--colour: #CAA0CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4201WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.4:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#355F34

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#9DAACDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6AFC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CDA4AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#A1CBA0
Analogous#B4A0CB, #CBA0B7
Triadic#CBCAA0, #A0CBCA
Split complementary#B7CBA0, #A0CBB4
Tetradic#CBB4A0, #A1CBA0, #A0B7CB

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFE2EF
Lighter +10%#DCC1DD
Darker −10%#B87FB9
Darker −20%#A55EA7
Darker −30%#864A88
Darker −40%#663867
More saturated +25%#DC8EDD
Less saturated −25%#B8B2B9

Channel breakdown

R202
G160
B203
Red202 (79.2%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue298.6°
Saturation (HSL)29.25%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G A0 · B CB

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