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Recognised as Colour

#CE5DF3

  • #CE5DF3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CE5DF3 is a violet with RGB values 206, 93, 243 and HSL 285°, 86%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CE5DF3#CE5DF3
HEX#CE5DF3
RGBrgb(206, 93, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.3647, 0.9529
RGB percentages80.8%, 36.5%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(285.2, 86.2%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.2, 61.7%, 95.3%)
CMYK15.2%, 61.7%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,524,467
CSS custom property--colour: #CE5DF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.48:1
Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#31A20C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C88F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6092EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CC77A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.8Dark orchid · ΔE 16.5Violet · ΔE 24.1Orchid · ΔE 24.6Blue violet · ΔE 25.6Dark violet · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#82F35D
Analogous#835DF3, #F35DCD
Triadic#F3CE5D, #5DF3CE
Split complementary#CDF35D, #5DF383
Tetradic#F3835D, #82F35D, #5DCDF3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9EBFE
Lighter +20%#EBBCFA
Lighter +10%#DC8CF7
Darker −10%#C02EEF
Darker −20%#A810DA
Darker −30%#830DAA
Darker −40%#5F097B
More saturated +25%#D451FF
Less saturated −25%#C373DD

Channel breakdown

R206
G93
B243
Red206 (80.8%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue285.2°
Saturation (HSL)86.21%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CE · G 5D · B F3

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