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Recognised as Colour

#CA72ED

  • #CA72ED
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CA72ED is a violet with RGB values 202, 114, 237 and HSL 283°, 77%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CA72ED#CA72ED
HEX#CA72ED
RGBrgb(202, 114, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.4471, 0.9294
RGB percentages79.2%, 44.7%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(282.9, 77.4%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.9, 51.9%, 92.9%)
CMYK14.8%, 51.9%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,267,693
CSS custom property--colour: #CA72ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30706WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.14:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#358D12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5691F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7299EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C885A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.9Violet · ΔE 13.8Orchid · ΔE 13.9Medium purple · ΔE 19Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.9Dark orchid · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95ED72
Analogous#8C72ED, #ED72D3
Triadic#EDCA72, #72EDCA
Split complementary#D3ED72, #72ED8C
Tetradic#ED8C72, #95ED72, #72D3ED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFAFE
Lighter +20%#ECCCF9
Lighter +10%#DB9FF3
Darker −10%#B945E7
Darker −20%#A61CDD
Darker −30%#8416B0
Darker −40%#621182
More saturated +25%#D260FF
Less saturated −25%#C186D9

Channel breakdown

R202
G114
B237
Red202 (79.2%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue282.93°
Saturation (HSL)77.36%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G 72 · B ED

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