Recognised as Colour
#CAA9DE
- #CAA9DE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CAA9DE is a violet with RGB values 202, 169, 222 and HSL 277°, 45%, 77%. 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
#CAA9DE#CAA9DE
HEX#CAA9DE
RGBrgb(202, 169, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.6627, 0.8706
RGB percentages79.2%, 66.3%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(277.4, 44.5%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.4, 23.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK9%, 23.9%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,281,758
CSS custom property--colour: #CAA9DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46206WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.24:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#355621
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDDEA9
Analogous#AFA9DE, #DEA9D7
Triadic#DECAA9, #A9DECA
Split complementary#D7DEA9, #A9DEAF
Tetradic#DEAFA9, #BDDEA9, #A9D7DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G169
B222
Red202 (79.2%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue277.36°
Saturation (HSL)44.54%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G A9 · B DE
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