Recognised as Colour

#CA83E8

#CA83E8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#CA83E8 is a violet with RGB values 202, 131, 232 and HSL 282°, 69%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#CA83E8

RGBrgb(202, 131, 232)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.5137, 0.9098

RGB percentages79.2%, 51.4%, 91%

HSLhsl(282.2, 68.7%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.2, 43.5%, 91%)

CMYK12.9%, 43.5%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,272,040

CSS custom property--colour: #CA83E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.92:1

Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#357C17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#709BECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#83A1E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C891ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 12.7 Violet · ΔE 13.2 Medium purple · ΔE 16.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.1 Plum · ΔE 23.3 Slate blue · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 12.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A1E883

Analogous#9783E8, #E883D4

Triadic#E8CA83, #83E8CA

Split complementary#D4E883, #83E897

Tetradic#E89783, #A1E883, #83D4E8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFD9F8

Lighter +10%#DCAEF0

Darker −10%#B858E0

Darker −20%#A52DD8

Darker −30%#8621B1

Darker −40%#661986

More saturated +25%#D171FA

Less saturated −25%#C395D6

Channel breakdown

R202

G131

B232

Red202 (79.2%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue232 (91%)

Hue282.18°

Saturation (HSL)68.71%

Lightness71.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CA · G 83 · B E8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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