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Recognised as Colour

#CA90EB

  • #CA90EB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#CA90EB is a violet with RGB values 202, 144, 235 and HSL 278°, 69%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CA90EB#CA90EB
HEX#CA90EB
RGBrgb(202, 144, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.5647, 0.9216
RGB percentages79.2%, 56.5%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(278.2, 69.5%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.2, 38.7%, 92.2%)
CMYK14%, 38.7%, 0%, 7.8%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,275,371
CSS custom property--colour: #CA90EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38501WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.7:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#356F14

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#7FA4EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8DA8E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C79DB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#B1EB90
Analogous#9C90EB, #EB90DF
Triadic#EBCA90, #90EBCA
Split complementary#DFEB90, #90EB9C
Tetradic#EB9C90, #B1EB90, #90DFEB

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3E6FB
Lighter +10%#DFBBF3
Darker −10%#B565E3
Darker −20%#A13ADB
Darker −30%#8723BF
Darker −40%#681B94
More saturated +25%#CE80FB
Less saturated −25%#C6A0DB

Channel breakdown

R202
G144
B235
Red202 (79.2%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue278.24°
Saturation (HSL)69.47%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G 90 · B EB

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