Colour

#CAA6F2

#CAA6F2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CAA6F2 is a violet with RGB values 202, 166, 242 and HSL 268°, 75%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#CAA6F2

RGBrgb(202, 166, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.651, 0.949

RGB percentages79.2%, 65.1%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(268.4, 74.5%, 80%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268.4, 31.4%, 94.9%)

CMYK16.5%, 31.4%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,281,010

CSS custom property--colour: #CAA6F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4624WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.25:1

Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3

Inverted#35590D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#97B4F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#9EB5F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C4B1C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.2 Medium purple · ΔE 26.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.1 Thistle · ΔE 28.5 Violet · ΔE 29.4 Orchid · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CEF2A6

Analogous#A6A8F2, #F0A6F2

Triadic#F2CAA6, #A6F2CA

Split complementary#F2F0A6, #A8F2A6

Tetradic#F2A6A8, #CEF2A6, #A6F2F0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E5D3F9

Darker −10%#B079EC

Darker −20%#954DE5

Darker −30%#7B21DF

Darker −40%#621AB2

More saturated +25%#C999FF

Less saturated −25%#CBB3E5

Channel breakdown

R202

G166

B242

Red202 (79.2%)

Green166 (65.1%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue268.42°

Saturation (HSL)74.51%

Lightness80%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CA · G A6 · B F2

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