Colour

#CAA2FD

#CAA2FD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CAA2FD is a violet with RGB values 202, 162, 253 and HSL 266°, 96%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#CAA2FD

RGBrgb(202, 162, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.6353, 0.9922

RGB percentages79.2%, 63.5%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(266.4, 95.8%, 81.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266.4, 36%, 99.2%)

CMYK20.2%, 36%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,279,997

CSS custom property--colour: #CAA2FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.1:1

Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1

Inverted#355D02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8EB3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#96B4FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C2B0C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.8 Medium purple · ΔE 21.5 Violet · ΔE 24.7 Orchid · ΔE 26 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.1 Slate blue · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D5FDA2

Analogous#A2A7FD, #F8A2FD

Triadic#FDCAA2, #A2FDCA

Split complementary#FDF8A2, #A7FDA2

Tetradic#FDA2A7, #D5FDA2, #A2FDF8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E6D4FE

Darker −10%#AE70FC

Darker −20%#913EFB

Darker −30%#750CFA

Darker −40%#5D04CF

More saturated +25%#CAA0FF

Less saturated −25%#CBAEF1

Channel breakdown

R202

G162

B253

Red202 (79.2%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue266.37°

Saturation (HSL)95.79%

Lightness81.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CA · G A2 · B FD

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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