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Recognised as Colour

#CE35EE

  • #CE35EE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#CE35EE is a violet with RGB values 206, 53, 238 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

#CE35EE#CE35EE
HEX#CE35EE
RGBrgb(206, 53, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.2078, 0.9333
RGB percentages80.8%, 20.8%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(289.6, 84.5%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.6, 77.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK13.4%, 77.7%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,514,222
CSS custom property--colour: #CE35EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21841WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.37:1
Contrast with white3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#31CA11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0077F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4786EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.2 from the original
Tritanopia#CE5E92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 16.9Dark orchid · ΔE 18.4Fuchsia · ΔE 19.2Magenta · ΔE 19.2Blue violet · ΔE 20.1Medium orchid · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 16.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55EE35
Analogous#7235EE, #EE35B1
Triadic#EECE35, #35EECE
Split complementary#B2EE35, #35EE72
Tetradic#EE7135, #55EE35, #35B1EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF1FE
Lighter +30%#F0C2FA
Lighter +20%#E593F6
Lighter +10%#D964F2
Darker −10%#BA13DD
Darker −20%#930FAE
Darker −30%#6B0B7F
Darker −40%#440750
More saturated +25%#D924FF
Less saturated −25%#BC50D3

Channel breakdown

R206
G53
B238
Red206 (80.8%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue289.62°
Saturation (HSL)84.47%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CE · G 35 · B EE

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