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Recognised as Colour

#CA4DE6

  • #CA4DE6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CA4DE6 is a violet with RGB values 202, 77, 230 and HSL 289°, 75%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CA4DE6#CA4DE6
HEX#CA4DE6
RGBrgb(202, 77, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.302, 0.902
RGB percentages79.2%, 30.2%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(289, 75.4%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289, 66.5%, 90.2%)
CMYK12.2%, 66.5%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,258,214
CSS custom property--colour: #CA4DE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23577WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.72:1
Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#35B219

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#127DEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#598AE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Tritanopia#CB6894no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.2Dark orchid · ΔE 14.2Dark violet · ΔE 23.3Blue violet · ΔE 24.1Orchid · ΔE 26Violet · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#69E64D
Analogous#7D4DE6, #E64DB6
Triadic#E6CA4D, #4DE6CA
Split complementary#B6E64D, #4DE67D
Tetradic#E67D4D, #69E64D, #4DB6E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2D3F9
Lighter +20%#E5A6F3
Lighter +10%#D77AEC
Darker −10%#BD20E0
Darker −20%#9719B4
Darker −30%#721387
Darker −40%#4C0D5A
More saturated +25%#DA34FF
Less saturated −25%#BA66CD

Channel breakdown

R202
G77
B230
Red202 (79.2%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue289.02°
Saturation (HSL)75.37%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G 4D · B E6

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