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Recognised as Colour

#CA78E3

  • #CA78E3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#CA78E3 is a violet with RGB values 202, 120, 227 and HSL 286°, 66%, 68%. 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

#CA78E3#CA78E3
HEX#CA78E3
RGBrgb(202, 120, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.4706, 0.8902
RGB percentages79.2%, 47.1%, 89%
HSLhsl(286, 65.6%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286, 47.1%, 89%)
CMYK11%, 47.1%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,269,219
CSS custom property--colour: #CA78E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.31:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#35871C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6593E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D9BE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Tritanopia#CA87A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 9.4Violet · ΔE 10.9Medium orchid · ΔE 14.8Medium purple · ΔE 17Slate blue · ΔE 27.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 9.41, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#91E378
Analogous#9578E3, #E378C6
Triadic#E3CA78, #78E3CA
Split complementary#C6E378, #78E395
Tetradic#E39578, #91E378, #78C6E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF7FD
Lighter +20%#EBCCF5
Lighter +10%#DBA2EC
Darker −10%#B94EDA
Darker −20%#A52ACB
Darker −30%#8321A1
Darker −40%#611976
More saturated +25%#D564F7
Less saturated −25%#BF8CCF

Channel breakdown

R202
G120
B227
Red202 (79.2%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue285.98°
Saturation (HSL)65.64%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G 78 · B E3

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