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Recognised as Colour

#CAAFFA

  • #CAAFFA
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Plum

#CAAFFA is a violet with RGB values 202, 175, 250 and HSL 262°, 88%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CAAFFA#CAAFFA
HEX#CAAFFA
RGBrgb(202, 175, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.6863, 0.9804
RGB percentages79.2%, 68.6%, 98%
HSLhsl(261.6, 88.2%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.6, 30%, 98%)
CMYK19.2%, 30%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,283,322
CSS custom property--colour: #CAAFFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.02:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#355005

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FBBFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3BBF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C2BACAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.9Thistle · ΔE 27.1Medium purple · ΔE 29.6Light steelblue · ΔE 31.6Violet · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFFAAF
Analogous#AFB9FA, #F0AFFA
Triadic#FACAAF, #AFFACA
Split complementary#FAF0AF, #B9FAAF
Tetradic#FAAFB9, #DFFAAF, #AFFAF0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EADFFD
Darker −10%#AA7FF7
Darker −20%#8A4FF4
Darker −30%#6B1FF1
Darker −40%#530DD0
More saturated +25%#C9AAFF
Less saturated −25%#CDBAEF

Channel breakdown

R202
G175
B250
Red202 (79.2%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue261.6°
Saturation (HSL)88.24%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G AF · B FA

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