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Recognised as Colour

#CE3EE2

  • #CE3EE2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#CE3EE2 is a magenta with RGB values 206, 62, 226 and HSL 293°, 74%, 56%. 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 orchid.

Colour values

#CE3EE2#CE3EE2
HEX#CE3EE2
RGBrgb(206, 62, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.2431, 0.8863
RGB percentages80.8%, 24.3%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(292.7, 73.9%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.7, 72.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK8.8%, 72.6%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,516,514
CSS custom property--colour: #CE3EE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22058WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.41:1
Contrast with white3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#31C11D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0077E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5787DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.4 from the original
Tritanopia#D15D8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.6Medium orchid · ΔE 18Dark violet · ΔE 21.1Blue violet · ΔE 23.7Fuchsia · ΔE 24.4Magenta · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#52E23E
Analogous#7C3EE2, #E23EA4
Triadic#E2CE3E, #3EE2CE
Split complementary#A4E23E, #3EE27C
Tetradic#E27C3E, #52E23E, #3EA4E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBEFFD
Lighter +30%#F0C3F6
Lighter +20%#E597EF
Lighter +10%#D96AE9
Darker −10%#B91FCE
Darker −20%#9118A2
Darker −30%#691275
Darker −40%#410B49
More saturated +25%#E322FE
Less saturated −25%#B95AC6

Channel breakdown

R206
G62
B226
Red206 (80.8%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue292.68°
Saturation (HSL)73.87%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CE · G 3E · B E2

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