Recognised as Colour

#CA89DD

#CA89DD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CA89DD is a violet with RGB values 202, 137, 221 and HSL 286°, 55%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CA89DD#CA89DD

HEX#CA89DD

RGBrgb(202, 137, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.5373, 0.8667

RGB percentages79.2%, 53.7%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(286.4, 55.3%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.4, 38%, 86.7%)

CMYK8.6%, 38%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,273,565

CSS custom property--colour: #CA89DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35668WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.13:1

Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#357622

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D9DE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8DA3DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CA93A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.7 Orchid · ΔE 16.7 Violet · ΔE 18.1 Medium purple · ΔE 20.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 27.7 Slate blue · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9CDD89

Analogous#A089DD, #DD89C6

Triadic#DDCA89, #89DDCA

Split complementary#C6DD89, #89DDA0

Tetradic#DDA089, #9CDD89, #89C6DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EED8F4

Lighter +10%#DCB1E8

Darker −10%#B861D2

Darker −20%#A63AC6

Darker −30%#862E9F

Darker −40%#642278

More saturated +25%#D476F0

Less saturated −25%#C09CCA

Channel breakdown

R202

G137

B221

Red202 (79.2%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue286.43°

Saturation (HSL)55.26%

Lightness70.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CA · G 89 · B DD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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