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Recognised as Colour

#CA3AFA

  • #CA3AFA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#CA3AFA is a violet with RGB values 202, 58, 250 and HSL 285°, 95%, 60%. 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

#CA3AFA#CA3AFA
HEX#CA3AFA
RGBrgb(202, 58, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.2275, 0.9804
RGB percentages79.2%, 22.7%, 98%
HSLhsl(285, 95%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285, 76.8%, 98%)
CMYK19.2%, 76.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,253,370
CSS custom property--colour: #CA3AFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22485WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.9 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#666666
Inverted#35C505

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3586F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C6669Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.2 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 15.7Blue violet · ΔE 17.5Dark orchid · ΔE 20.2Fuchsia · ΔE 20.2Magenta · ΔE 20.2Medium orchid · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 15.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6AFA3A
Analogous#6A3AFA, #FA3ACA
Triadic#FACA3A, #3AFACA
Split complementary#CAFA3A, #3AFA6A
Tetradic#FA6A3A, #6AFA3A, #3ACAFA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2CFFE
Lighter +20%#E59DFD
Lighter +10%#D76CFB
Darker −10%#BD08F9
Darker −20%#9805C9
Darker −30%#720497
Darker −40%#4D0365
More saturated +25%#CD35FF
Less saturated −25%#BD53E1

Channel breakdown

R202
G58
B250
Red202 (79.2%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue285°
Saturation (HSL)95.05%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G 3A · B FA

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