Recognised as Colour

#CA89E6

#CA89E6
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#CA89E6 is a violet with RGB values 202, 137, 230 and HSL 282°, 65%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#CA89E6

RGBrgb(202, 137, 230)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.5373, 0.902

RGB percentages79.2%, 53.7%, 90.2%

HSLhsl(281.9, 65%, 72%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.9, 40.4%, 90.2%)

CMYK12.2%, 40.4%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,273,574

CSS custom property--colour: #CA89E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36161WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.23:1

Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#357619

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#799EE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#89A4E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C996ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 15.3 Violet · ΔE 15.9 Medium purple · ΔE 17.6 Plum · ΔE 18.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.5 Slate blue · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 15.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A5E689

Analogous#9C89E6, #E689D3

Triadic#E6CA89, #89E6CA

Split complementary#D3E689, #89E69B

Tetradic#E69B89, #A5E689, #89D3E6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F0DDF8

Lighter +10%#DDB3EF

Darker −10%#B75FDD

Darker −20%#A435D4

Darker −30%#8725B1

Darker −40%#671C87

More saturated +25%#D177F8

Less saturated −25%#C39BD4

Channel breakdown

R202

G137

B230

Red202 (79.2%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue230 (90.2%)

Hue281.94°

Saturation (HSL)65.03%

Lightness71.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CA · G 89 · B E6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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