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Recognised as Colour

#CA3DF6

  • #CA3DF6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#CA3DF6 is a violet with RGB values 202, 61, 246 and HSL 286°, 91%, 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

#CA3DF6#CA3DF6
HEX#CA3DF6
RGBrgb(202, 61, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.2392, 0.9647
RGB percentages79.2%, 23.9%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(285.7, 91.1%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.7, 75.2%, 96.5%)
CMYK17.9%, 75.2%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,254,134
CSS custom property--colour: #CA3DF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22548WCAG 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 5.51:1
Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#35C209

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007AFBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D87F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C76698no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 16Blue violet · ΔE 17.8Dark orchid · ΔE 18.2Fuchsia · ΔE 21.1Magenta · ΔE 21.1Medium orchid · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 15.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#69F63D
Analogous#6E3DF6, #F63DC5
Triadic#F6CA3D, #3DF6CA
Split complementary#C5F63D, #3DF66E
Tetradic#F66E3D, #69F63D, #3DC5F6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2CFFD
Lighter +20%#E59EFB
Lighter +10%#D76EF8
Darker −10%#BD0CF4
Darker −20%#9709C4
Darker −30%#720793
Darker −40%#4C0562
More saturated +25%#CF34FF
Less saturated −25%#BD56DD

Channel breakdown

R202
G61
B246
Red202 (79.2%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue285.73°
Saturation (HSL)91.13%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G 3D · B F6

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