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Recognised as Colour

#CE35ED

  • #CE35ED
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#CE35ED is a violet with RGB values 206, 53, 237 and HSL 290°, 84%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#CE35ED#CE35ED
HEX#CE35ED
RGBrgb(206, 53, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.2078, 0.9294
RGB percentages80.8%, 20.8%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(289.9, 83.6%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.9, 77.6%, 92.9%)
CMYK13.1%, 77.6%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,514,221
CSS custom property--colour: #CE35ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#31CA12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0076F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4886E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.2 from the original
Tritanopia#CF5D91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 17.1Dark orchid · ΔE 18.2Fuchsia · ΔE 19.4Magenta · ΔE 19.4Blue violet · ΔE 20.2Medium orchid · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 17.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#54ED35
Analogous#7235ED, #ED35B0
Triadic#EDCE35, #35EDCE
Split complementary#B0ED35, #35ED72
Tetradic#ED7235, #54ED35, #35B0ED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF0FE
Lighter +30%#F0C1FA
Lighter +20%#E593F5
Lighter +10%#D964F1
Darker −10%#BA14DB
Darker −20%#920FAD
Darker −30%#6A0B7E
Darker −40%#43074F
More saturated +25%#DA23FF
Less saturated −25%#BC51D2

Channel breakdown

R206
G53
B237
Red206 (80.8%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue289.89°
Saturation (HSL)83.64%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CE · G 35 · B ED

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