Colour

#CAA2F2

#CAA2F2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CAA2F2 is a violet with RGB values 202, 162, 242 and HSL 270°, 75%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#CAA2F2

RGBrgb(202, 162, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.6353, 0.949

RGB percentages79.2%, 63.5%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(270, 75.5%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 33.1%, 94.9%)

CMYK16.5%, 33.1%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,279,986

CSS custom property--colour: #CAA2F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44808WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.96:1

Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#355D0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#92B1F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#9BB3F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C4AEBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.9 Medium purple · ΔE 24.7 Violet · ΔE 26.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.4 Orchid · ΔE 27.4 Thistle · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CAF2A2

Analogous#A2A2F2, #F2A2F2

Triadic#F2CAA2, #A2F2CA

Split complementary#F2F2A2, #A2F2A2

Tetradic#F2A2A2, #CAF2A2, #A2F2F2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDFBFF

Lighter +10%#E3CFF8

Darker −10%#B175EC

Darker −20%#9749E5

Darker −30%#7E1FDC

Darker −40%#6419AF

More saturated +25%#CA95FF

Less saturated −25%#CAAFE5

Channel breakdown

R202

G162

B242

Red202 (79.2%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)75.47%

Lightness79.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CA · G A2 · B F2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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