Recognised as Colour
#CA96D7
- #CA96D7
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CA96D7 is a violet with RGB values 202, 150, 215 and HSL 288°, 45%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#CA96D7#CA96D7
HEX#CA96D7
RGBrgb(202, 150, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.5882, 0.8431
RGB percentages79.2%, 58.8%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(288, 44.8%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288, 30.2%, 84.3%)
CMYK6%, 30.2%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,276,887
CSS custom property--colour: #CA96D7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.86:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#356928
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A3D796
Analogous#A996D7, #D796C4
Triadic#D7CA96, #96D7CA
Split complementary#C3D796, #96D7A9
Tetradic#D7AA96, #A3D796, #96C4D7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G150
B215
Red202 (79.2%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue288°
Saturation (HSL)44.83%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G 96 · B D7
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