Recognised as Colour

#CA97E9

#CA97E9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CA97E9 is a violet with RGB values 202, 151, 233 and HSL 277°, 65%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#CA97E9

RGBrgb(202, 151, 233)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.5922, 0.9137

RGB percentages79.2%, 59.2%, 91.4%

HSLhsl(277.3, 65.1%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.3, 35.2%, 91.4%)

CMYK13.3%, 35.2%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,277,161

CSS custom property--colour: #CA97E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.11:1

Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#356816

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#89A8ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#94ACE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C7A2B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.7 Medium purple · ΔE 22.1 Orchid · ΔE 22.6 Violet · ΔE 22.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B6E997

Analogous#A197E9, #E997DF

Triadic#E9CA97, #97E9CA

Split complementary#DFE997, #97E9A1

Tetradic#E9A197, #B6E997, #97DFE9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F5EBFB

Lighter +10%#DFC1F2

Darker −10%#B56DE0

Darker −20%#9F43D7

Darker −30%#8628BF

Darker −40%#681F95

More saturated +25%#CE87F9

Less saturated −25%#C6A7D9

Channel breakdown

R202

G151

B233

Red202 (79.2%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue233 (91.4%)

Hue277.32°

Saturation (HSL)65.08%

Lightness75.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CA · G 97 · B E9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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