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Recognised as Colour

#CAA2F9

  • #CAA2F9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#CAA2F9 is a violet with RGB values 202, 162, 249 and HSL 268°, 88%, 81%. 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

#CAA2F9#CAA2F9
HEX#CAA2F9
RGBrgb(202, 162, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.6353, 0.9765
RGB percentages79.2%, 63.5%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(267.6, 87.9%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.6, 34.9%, 97.6%)
CMYK18.9%, 34.9%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,279,993
CSS custom property--colour: #CAA2F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.05:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#355D06

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#8FB2FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#98B3F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C3AFC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#D1F9A2
Analogous#A2A5F9, #F6A2F9
Triadic#F9CAA2, #A2F9CA
Split complementary#F9F6A2, #A5F9A2
Tetradic#F9A2A5, #D1F9A2, #A2F9F6

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E5D2FC
Darker −10%#AF72F6
Darker −20%#9342F3
Darker −30%#7812F0
Darker −40%#600DC2
More saturated +25%#CA9CFF
Less saturated −25%#CBAEED

Channel breakdown

R202
G162
B249
Red202 (79.2%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue267.59°
Saturation (HSL)87.88%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G A2 · B F9

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