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Recognised as Colour

#CA6AE4

  • #CA6AE4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CA6AE4 is a violet with RGB values 202, 106, 228 and HSL 287°, 69%, 65%. 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

#CA6AE4#CA6AE4
HEX#CA6AE4
RGBrgb(202, 106, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.4157, 0.8941
RGB percentages79.2%, 41.6%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(287.2, 69.3%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.2, 53.5%, 89.4%)
CMYK11.4%, 53.5%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,265,636
CSS custom property--colour: #CA6AE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28466WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.69:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#35951B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#518BE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7195E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Tritanopia#CA7C9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 7.2Orchid · ΔE 12.2Violet · ΔE 13.3Medium purple · ΔE 20.7Dark orchid · ΔE 23.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 7.25, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84E46A
Analogous#8D6AE4, #E46AC1
Triadic#E4CA6A, #6AE4CA
Split complementary#C1E46A, #6AE48D
Tetradic#E48D6A, #84E46A, #6AC1E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8ECFB
Lighter +20%#E9C0F4
Lighter +10%#D995EC
Darker −10%#BB3FDC
Darker −20%#A224C4
Darker −30%#7E1C99
Darker −40%#5B146E
More saturated +25%#D754FA
Less saturated −25%#BD80CE

Channel breakdown

R202
G106
B228
Red202 (79.2%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue287.21°
Saturation (HSL)69.32%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G 6A · B E4

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