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Recognised as Colour

#CE4AE9

  • #CE4AE9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#CE4AE9 is a violet with RGB values 206, 74, 233 and HSL 290°, 78%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#CE4AE9#CE4AE9
HEX#CE4AE9
RGBrgb(206, 74, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.2902, 0.9137
RGB percentages80.8%, 29%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(289.8, 78.3%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.8, 68.2%, 91.4%)
CMYK11.6%, 68.2%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,519,593
CSS custom property--colour: #CE4AE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#31B516

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007DEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59 from the original
Deuteranopia#598BE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.1 from the original
Tritanopia#CF6794no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.1Medium orchid · ΔE 16Dark violet · ΔE 22.2Blue violet · ΔE 23.5Fuchsia · ΔE 26.7Magenta · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#65E94A
Analogous#7E4AE9, #E94AB5
Triadic#E9CE4A, #4AE9CE
Split complementary#B5E94A, #4AE97E
Tetradic#E97E4A, #65E94A, #4AB5E9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3D2FA
Lighter +20%#E7A5F4
Lighter +10%#DA77EF
Darker −10%#C21DE3
Darker −20%#9C16B7
Darker −30%#751189
Darker −40%#4E0B5C
More saturated +25%#DD34FF
Less saturated −25%#BD63D0

Channel breakdown

R206
G74
B233
Red206 (80.8%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue289.81°
Saturation (HSL)78.33%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CE · G 4A · B E9

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