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Recognised as Colour

#CE2AED

  • #CE2AED
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#CE2AED is a magenta with RGB values 206, 42, 237 and HSL 290°, 84%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#CE2AED#CE2AED
HEX#CE2AED
RGBrgb(206, 42, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.1647, 0.9294
RGB percentages80.8%, 16.5%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(290.5, 84.4%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.5, 82.3%, 92.9%)
CMYK13.1%, 82.3%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,511,405
CSS custom property--colour: #CE2AED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#31D512

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0073F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4183E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.1 from the original
Tritanopia#CF588Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 16.4Fuchsia · ΔE 17.3Magenta · ΔE 17.3Dark orchid · ΔE 20.3Blue violet · ΔE 20.4Medium orchid · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 16.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#49ED2A
Analogous#6C2AED, #ED2AAB
Triadic#EDCE2A, #2AEDCE
Split complementary#ABED2A, #2AED6C
Tetradic#ED6D2A, #49ED2A, #2AABED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9E6FD
Lighter +30%#EEB7F9
Lighter +20%#E488F5
Lighter +10%#D959F1
Darker −10%#B412D2
Darker −20%#8B0EA3
Darker −30%#630A74
Darker −40%#3B0645
More saturated +25%#DA18FF
Less saturated −25%#BA47D0

Channel breakdown

R206
G42
B237
Red206 (80.8%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue290.46°
Saturation (HSL)84.42%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CE · G 2A · B ED

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