Recognised as Colour

#CAA0D6

#CAA0D6
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CAA0D6 is a violet with RGB values 202, 160, 214 and HSL 287°, 40%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#CAA0D6

RGBrgb(202, 160, 214)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.6275, 0.8392

RGB percentages79.2%, 62.7%, 83.9%

HSLhsl(286.7, 39.7%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.7, 25.2%, 83.9%)

CMYK5.6%, 25.2%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,279,446

CSS custom property--colour: #CAA0D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness180.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.51:1

Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#355F29

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9AACD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A3B0D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original

Tritanopia#CBA6B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 7.8 Thistle · ΔE 19.2 Pink · ΔE 27.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 28 Light pink · ΔE 28.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 7.83, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ACD6A0

Analogous#AFA0D6, #D6A0C7

Triadic#D6CAA0, #A0D6CA

Split complementary#C7D6A0, #A0D6AF

Tetradic#D6AFA0, #ACD6A0, #A0C7D6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2E7F5

Lighter +10%#DEC4E5

Darker −10%#B67CC7

Darker −20%#A259B7

Darker −30%#87439A

Darker −40%#683377

More saturated +25%#D38FE7

Less saturated −25%#C1B1C5

Channel breakdown

R202

G160

B214

Red202 (79.2%)

Green160 (62.7%)

Blue214 (83.9%)

Hue286.67°

Saturation (HSL)39.71%

Lightness73.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CA · G A0 · B D6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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