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Recognised as Colour

#CA7DE1

  • #CA7DE1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#CA7DE1 is a violet with RGB values 202, 125, 225 and HSL 286°, 63%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#CA7DE1#CA7DE1
HEX#CA7DE1
RGBrgb(202, 125, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.4902, 0.8824
RGB percentages79.2%, 49%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(286.2, 62.5%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.2, 44.4%, 88.2%)
CMYK10.2%, 44.4%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,270,497
CSS custom property--colour: #CA7DE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.53:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#35821E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D96E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#829DDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Tritanopia#CA8AA4no 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 text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 10.3Violet · ΔE 11.9Medium purple · ΔE 17Medium orchid · ΔE 18.5Plum · ΔE 23.8Slate blue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 10.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94E17D
Analogous#987DE1, #E17DC6
Triadic#E1CA7D, #7DE1CA
Split complementary#C6E17D, #7DE198
Tetradic#E1987D, #94E17D, #7DC6E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF9FE
Lighter +20%#ECD0F4
Lighter +10%#DBA6EB
Darker −10%#B954D7
Darker −20%#A62FCA
Darker −30%#8425A0
Darker −40%#621B77
More saturated +25%#D569F5
Less saturated −25%#BF91CD

Channel breakdown

R202
G125
B225
Red202 (79.2%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue286.2°
Saturation (HSL)62.5%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G 7D · B E1

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