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Colour

#CA66EF

  • #CA66EF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CA66EF is a violet with RGB values 202, 102, 239 and HSL 284°, 81%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CA66EF#CA66EF
HEX#CA66EF
RGBrgb(202, 102, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.4, 0.9373
RGB percentages79.2%, 40%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(283.8, 81.1%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.8, 57.3%, 93.7%)
CMYK15.5%, 57.3%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,264,623
CSS custom property--colour: #CA66EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28291WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.66:1
Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#359910

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#418BF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6794ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C87DA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.5Dark orchid · ΔE 18.9Violet · ΔE 19Orchid · ΔE 19.2Medium purple · ΔE 24.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.51, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8BEF66
Analogous#8566EF, #EF66D0
Triadic#EFCA66, #66EFCA
Split complementary#D0EF66, #66EF85
Tetradic#EF8566, #8BEF66, #66D0EF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF1FD
Lighter +20%#EAC2F9
Lighter +10%#DA94F4
Darker −10%#BA38EA
Darker −20%#A417D8
Darker −30%#8112AA
Darker −40%#5E0D7C
More saturated +25%#D156FF
Less saturated −25%#C07BDA

Channel breakdown

R202
G102
B239
Red202 (79.2%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue283.8°
Saturation (HSL)81.07%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G 66 · B EF

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