Recognised as Colour

#CA76E9

#CA76E9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#CA76E9 is a violet with RGB values 202, 118, 233 and HSL 284°, 72%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#CA76E9

RGBrgb(202, 118, 233)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.4627, 0.9137

RGB percentages79.2%, 46.3%, 91.4%

HSLhsl(283.8, 72.3%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.8, 49.4%, 91.4%)

CMYK13.3%, 49.4%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,268,713

CSS custom property--colour: #CA76E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31397WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.28:1

Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#358916

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F93EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#789BE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C987A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 11.4 Violet · ΔE 11.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 12.2 Medium purple · ΔE 17.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.2 Slate blue · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 11.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#95E976

Analogous#9176E9, #E976CE

Triadic#E9CA76, #76E9CA

Split complementary#CEE976, #76E991

Tetradic#E99176, #95E976, #76CEE9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFAFE

Lighter +20%#ECCEF7

Lighter +10%#DBA2F0

Darker −10%#B94AE2

Darker −20%#A622D7

Darker −30%#841BAB

Darker −40%#62147F

More saturated +25%#D362FD

Less saturated −25%#C18AD5

Channel breakdown

R202

G118

B233

Red202 (79.2%)

Green118 (46.3%)

Blue233 (91.4%)

Hue283.83°

Saturation (HSL)72.33%

Lightness68.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CA · G 76 · B E9

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