#ca34a5 Color Information

#ca34a5 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ca34a5. In RGB, it consists of 79.2% Red, 20.4% Green, and 64.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 74.3% Magenta, 18.3% Yellow, and 20.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 314.8°, with saturation of 59.1% and lightness of 49.8%. The decimal value for #ca34a5 is 13251749, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc3399. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ca34a5 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#ca34a5 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color202, 52, 165 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color79.2%, 20.4%, 64.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.208, 0.796, 0.353 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.743, 0.183, 0.208 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color314.8°, 59.1%, 49.8% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color314.8°, 74.3%, 79.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color32.377, 17.729, 37.313 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color202, 52, 165 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code13251749 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color49.166, 68.307, -27.602 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)49.166, 73.673, 337.997 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color49.166, 75.315, -50.749 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color42.106, 63.568, -23.066 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.370, 0.203, 17.729 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4291441829 / 0xffca34a5 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc3399 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #ca34a5

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ca34a5, its pure hue is 314.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 59.1%, and its lightness is 49.8%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #ca34a5, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #190715 to #b12e90.

Tints of #ca34a5

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ca34a5, its pure hue is 314.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 59.1%, and its lightness is 49.8%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #ca34a5, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #d14db0 to #f8e6f4.

Tones of #ca34a5

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ca34a5, its pure hue is 314.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 59.1%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #ca34a5, which range from #7f7f7f (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #fe00bf (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ca34a5

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ca34a5! For #ca34a5, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #ca34a5. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ca34a5

This color, #ca34a5, consists of 79.2% Red, 20.4% Green, and 64.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 202, Green = 52, Blue = 165. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ca34a5 is 0% Cyan, 74.3% Magenta, 18.3% Yellow, and 20.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R79.2%
C0.0%
G20.4%
M74.3%
B64.7%
Y18.3%
K20.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 202 52 165
Octal 312 64 245
Hexa #ca #34 #a5
Binary 11001010 00110100 10100101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 74 18 20
Octal 0 112 22 24
Hexa #00 #4a #12 #14
Binary 00000000 01001010 00010010 00010100

Analogous Colors of #ca34a5

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ca34a5 — which has hue 314.8° — its analogous colors are located at 284.8° and 344.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ca34a5.

Triadic Colors of #ca34a5

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #ca34a5 — which has hue 314.8° — its triadic colors are located at 74.8° and 314.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ca34a5.

Complementary Color of #ca34a5

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ca34a5 — which has hue 314.8° — its complementary color is located at 134.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ca34a5.

Split Complementary Colors of #ca34a5

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #ca34a5 — which has hue 314.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 104.8° and 314.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ca34a5.

Tetradic Colors of #ca34a5

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #ca34a5 — which has hue 314.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 224.8°, 314.8°, 44.8°, and 134.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ca34a5.

Monochromatic Colors of #ca34a5

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ca34a5, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #58274c — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f28bd8 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ca34a5

We want to make getting started with #ca34a5 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ca34a5 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ca34a5 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #ca34a5 with other HTML elements.

#ca34a5 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ca34a5.
<span style="color: #ca34a5;">The color of this text is #ca34a5.</span>

#ca34a5 Background Color

The background color for this text is #ca34a5.
<div style="background-color: #ca34a5; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ca34a5.</div>

#ca34a5 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ca34a5.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ca34a5;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ca34a5.</span>

#ca34a5 Border Color

This is a div with border color #ca34a5.
<div style="border: #ca34a5 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ca34a5.</div>

#ca34a5 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ca34a5 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ca34a5; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ca34a5 on a white background.</div></div>

#ca34a5 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ca34a5 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ca34a5; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ca34a5 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ca34a5 to White

This is a gradient from #ca34a5 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ca34a5,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ca34a5,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ca34a5,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ca34a5,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ca34a5 to white.</div>

Gradient from #ca34a5 to Black

This is a gradient from #ca34a5 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ca34a5,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ca34a5,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ca34a5,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ca34a5,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ca34a5 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ca34a5

In addition to using #ca34a5 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #ca34a5 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ca34a5, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 202, Green = 52, Blue = 165). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ca34a5 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #ca34a5
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(202, 52, 165)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ca34a5; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ca34a5; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ca34a5; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(202, 52, 165);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ca34a5")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:202, green:52, blue:165, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:202 green:52 blue:165 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(202f, 52f, 165f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(202, 52, 165);
 

#ca34a5 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ca34a5 the same way. For those with color blindness, #ca34a5 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ca34a5 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ca34a5 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #ca34a5 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #ca34a5 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #ca34a5 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 4.6:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #ca34a5 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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