Recognised as Colour
#CAA5DA
- #CAA5DA
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CAA5DA is a violet with RGB values 202, 165, 218 and HSL 282°, 42%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#CAA5DA#CAA5DA
HEX#CAA5DA
RGBrgb(202, 165, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.6471, 0.8549
RGB percentages79.2%, 64.7%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(281.9, 41.7%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.9, 24.3%, 85.5%)
CMYK7.3%, 24.3%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,280,730
CSS custom property--colour: #CAA5DA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.91:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#355A25
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B5DAA5
Analogous#AFA5DA, #DAA5D0
Triadic#DACAA5, #A5DACA
Split complementary#D0DAA5, #A5DAB0
Tetradic#DAB0A5, #B5DAA5, #A5D0DA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G165
B218
Red202 (79.2%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue281.89°
Saturation (HSL)41.73%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G A5 · B DA
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