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Colour

#CA37FF

  • #CA37FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#CA37FF is a violet with RGB values 202, 55, 255 and HSL 284°, 100%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#CA37FF#CA37FF
HEX#CA37FF
RGBrgb(202, 55, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.2157, 1
RGB percentages79.2%, 21.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(284.1, 100%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.1, 78.4%, 100%)
CMYK20.8%, 78.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,252,607
CSS custom property--colour: #CA37FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22509WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#35C800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2986FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C5679Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 16Blue violet · ΔE 17.8Fuchsia · ΔE 19.8Magenta · ΔE 19.8Dark orchid · ΔE 22.7Medium orchid · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 16.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6CFF37
Analogous#6637FF, #FF37D0
Triadic#FFCA37, #37FFCA
Split complementary#D0FF37, #37FF66
Tetradic#FF6637, #6CFF37, #37D0FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3D0FF
Lighter +20%#E59DFF
Lighter +10%#D86AFF
Darker −10%#BC04FF
Darker −20%#9900D0
Darker −30%#73009D
Darker −40%#4E006A
More saturated +25%#CA37FF
Less saturated −25%#BE50E6

Channel breakdown

R202
G55
B255
Red202 (79.2%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue284.1°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G 37 · B FF

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