Colour

#CA80E6

#CA80E6
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#CA80E6 is a violet with RGB values 202, 128, 230 and HSL 284°, 67%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#CA80E6

RGBrgb(202, 128, 230)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.502, 0.902

RGB percentages79.2%, 50.2%, 90.2%

HSLhsl(283.5, 67.1%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.5, 44.3%, 90.2%)

CMYK12.2%, 44.3%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,271,270

CSS custom property--colour: #CA80E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33708WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.74:1

Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#357F19

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E98EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#829FE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C98EA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 11.6 Violet · ΔE 12.4 Medium purple · ΔE 16.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.8 Plum · ΔE 24.2 Slate blue · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 11.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9CE680

Analogous#9780E6, #E680CF

Triadic#E6CA80, #80E6CA

Split complementary#CFE680, #80E697

Tetradic#E69780, #9CE680, #80CFE6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EED5F7

Lighter +10%#DCABEE

Darker −10%#B855DE

Darker −20%#A62BD5

Darker −30%#8622AB

Darker −40%#641981

More saturated +25%#D36DF9

Less saturated −25%#C193D3

Channel breakdown

R202

G128

B230

Red202 (79.2%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue230 (90.2%)

Hue283.53°

Saturation (HSL)67.11%

Lightness70.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CA · G 80 · B E6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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