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Recognised as Colour

#CE3EAE

  • #CE3EAE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#CE3EAE is a magenta with RGB values 206, 62, 174 and HSL 313°, 60%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#CE3EAE#CE3EAE
HEX#CE3EAE
RGBrgb(206, 62, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.2431, 0.6824
RGB percentages80.8%, 24.3%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(313.3, 59.5%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.3, 69.9%, 80.8%)
CMYK0%, 69.9%, 15.5%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,516,462
CSS custom property--colour: #CE3EAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19623WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.92:1
Contrast with white4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#31C151

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#446CB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7383ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D94571no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 16.1Orchid · ΔE 17.2Medium orchid · ΔE 19.9Dark magenta · ΔE 21.5Violet · ΔE 22.5Hot pink · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 16.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3ECE5E
Analogous#A63ECE, #CE3E66
Triadic#AECE3E, #3EAECE
Split complementary#66CE3E, #3ECEA6
Tetradic#CEA63E, #3ECE5E, #3E66CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7E1F2
Lighter +30%#EDB8E1
Lighter +20%#E38FD0
Lighter +10%#D867BF
Darker −10%#AD2C90
Darker −20%#84226E
Darker −30%#5C174D
Darker −40%#330D2B
More saturated +25%#EC20BF
Less saturated −25%#B05C9D

Channel breakdown

R206
G62
B174
Red206 (80.8%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue313.33°
Saturation (HSL)59.5%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CE · G 3E · B AE

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