Recognised as Colour

#CA89E7

#CA89E7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#CA89E7 is a violet with RGB values 202, 137, 231 and HSL 281°, 66%, 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#CA89E7

RGBrgb(202, 137, 231)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.5373, 0.9059

RGB percentages79.2%, 53.7%, 90.6%

HSLhsl(281.5, 66.2%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.5, 40.7%, 90.6%)

CMYK12.6%, 40.7%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,273,575

CSS custom property--colour: #CA89E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.24:1

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

Contrast with black8.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#357618

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#799EEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#89A4E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C896ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.2 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 text8.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 15.2 Violet · ΔE 15.7 Medium purple · ΔE 17.4 Plum · ΔE 19.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.2 Slate blue · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 15.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A6E789

Analogous#9B89E7, #E789D5

Triadic#E7CA89, #89E7CA

Split complementary#D5E789, #89E79B

Tetradic#E79B89, #A6E789, #89D5E7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F0DEF8

Lighter +10%#DDB3F0

Darker −10%#B75FDE

Darker −20%#A434D6

Darker −30%#8724B3

Darker −40%#671C88

More saturated +25%#D177F9

Less saturated −25%#C39BD5

Channel breakdown

R202

G137

B231

Red202 (79.2%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue231 (90.6%)

Hue281.49°

Saturation (HSL)66.2%

Lightness72.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CA · G 89 · B E7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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