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Recognised as Colour

#CAADEB

  • #CAADEB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#CAADEB is a violet with RGB values 202, 173, 235 and HSL 268°, 61%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CAADEB#CAADEB
HEX#CAADEB
RGBrgb(202, 173, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.6784, 0.9216
RGB percentages79.2%, 67.8%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(268.1, 60.8%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.1, 26.4%, 92.2%)
CMYK14%, 26.4%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,282,795
CSS custom property--colour: #CAADEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48442WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.69:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#355214

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2B8EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7B9E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C5B6C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.7Thistle · ΔE 20.6Light steelblue · ΔE 26.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.8Lavender · ΔE 30.4Pink · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEEBAD
Analogous#ADAFEB, #E9ADEB
Triadic#EBCAAD, #ADEBCA
Split complementary#EBE9AD, #AFEBAD
Tetradic#EBADAF, #CEEBAD, #ADEBE9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E4D6F5
Darker −10%#AF84E1
Darker −20%#955BD7
Darker −30%#7A32CD
Darker −40%#6228A4
More saturated +25%#C9A0F8
Less saturated −25%#CBBADE

Channel breakdown

R202
G173
B235
Red202 (79.2%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue268.06°
Saturation (HSL)60.78%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G AD · B EB

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