Colour
#CAADD0
- #CAADD0
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#CAADD0 is a violet with RGB values 202, 173, 208 and HSL 290°, 27%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CAADD0#CAADD0
HEX#CAADD0
RGBrgb(202, 173, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.6784, 0.8157
RGB percentages79.2%, 67.8%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(289.7, 27.1%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.7, 16.8%, 81.6%)
CMYK2.9%, 16.8%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,282,768
CSS custom property--colour: #CAADD0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46998WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.4:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#35522F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B3D0AD
Analogous#B9ADD0, #D0ADC4
Triadic#D0CAAD, #ADD0CA
Split complementary#C4D0AD, #ADD0B9
Tetradic#D0B9AD, #B3D0AD, #ADC4D0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G173
B208
Red202 (79.2%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue289.71°
Saturation (HSL)27.13%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G AD · B D0
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