Recognised as Colour
#CA87D9
- #CA87D9
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CA87D9 is a violet with RGB values 202, 135, 217 and HSL 289°, 52%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#CA87D9#CA87D9
HEX#CA87D9
RGBrgb(202, 135, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.5294, 0.851
RGB percentages79.2%, 52.9%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(289, 51.9%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289, 37.8%, 85.1%)
CMYK6.9%, 37.8%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,273,049
CSS custom property--colour: #CA87D9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34894WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.98:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#357826
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#96D987
Analogous#A187D9, #D987BF
Triadic#D9CA87, #87D9CA
Split complementary#BFD987, #87D9A1
Tetradic#D9A187, #96D987, #87BFD9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G135
B217
Red202 (79.2%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue289.02°
Saturation (HSL)51.9%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G 87 · B D9
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