Recognised as Colour
#CAADC5
- #CAADC5
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#CAADC5 is a magenta with RGB values 202, 173, 197 and HSL 310°, 21%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CAADC5#CAADC5
HEX#CAADC5
RGBrgb(202, 173, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.6784, 0.7725
RGB percentages79.2%, 67.8%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(310.3, 21.5%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.3, 14.4%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 14.4%, 2.5%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,282,757
CSS custom property--colour: #CAADC5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46475WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.29:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#35523A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADCAB2
Analogous#C0ADCA, #CAADB7
Triadic#C5CAAD, #ADC5CA
Split complementary#B7CAAD, #ADCAC0
Tetradic#CAC1AD, #ADCAB2, #ADB7CA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G173
B197
Red202 (79.2%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue310.34°
Saturation (HSL)21.48%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G AD · B C5
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