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Recognised as Colour

#CA77DC

  • #CA77DC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#CA77DC is a violet with RGB values 202, 119, 220 and HSL 289°, 59%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#CA77DC#CA77DC
HEX#CA77DC
RGBrgb(202, 119, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.4667, 0.8627
RGB percentages79.2%, 46.7%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(289.3, 59.1%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.3, 45.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK8.2%, 45.9%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,268,956
CSS custom property--colour: #CA77DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30918WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.18:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#358823

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6891E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F9AD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Tritanopia#CB849Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 8.1Violet · ΔE 11Medium orchid · ΔE 16.5Medium purple · ΔE 18Plum · ΔE 25.3Slate blue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 8.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89DC77
Analogous#9777DC, #DC77BC
Triadic#DCCA77, #77DCCA
Split complementary#BBDC77, #77DC98
Tetradic#DC9877, #89DC77, #77BCDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F1FB
Lighter +20%#EAC8F1
Lighter +10%#DAA0E6
Darker −10%#BA4ED2
Darker −20%#A431BC
Darker −30%#802694
Darker −40%#5D1C6B
More saturated +25%#D862F1
Less saturated −25%#BC8CC7

Channel breakdown

R202
G119
B220
Red202 (79.2%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue289.31°
Saturation (HSL)59.06%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G 77 · B DC

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