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Recognised as Colour

#CE5DFF

  • #CE5DFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#CE5DFF is a violet with RGB values 206, 93, 255 and HSL 282°, 100%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#CE5DFF#CE5DFF
HEX#CE5DFF
RGBrgb(206, 93, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.3647, 1
RGB percentages80.8%, 36.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(281.9, 100%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.9, 63.5%, 100%)
CMYK19.2%, 63.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,524,479
CSS custom property--colour: #CE5DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28171WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.63:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#31A200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0E8AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5693FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Tritanopia#CA7CA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 17.1Medium orchid · ΔE 18.4Blue violet · ΔE 22.2Dark violet · ΔE 23.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 29Violet · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 17.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EFF5D
Analogous#7D5DFF, #FF5DDF
Triadic#FFCE5D, #5DFFCE
Split complementary#DFFF5D, #5DFF7D
Tetradic#FF7D5D, #8EFF5D, #5DDFFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF6FF
Lighter +20%#EDC3FF
Lighter +10%#DD90FF
Darker −10%#BF2AFF
Darker −20%#AC00F6
Darker −30%#8800C3
Darker −40%#640090
More saturated +25%#CE5DFF
Less saturated −25%#C671EB

Channel breakdown

R206
G93
B255
Red206 (80.8%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue281.85°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CE · G 5D · B FF

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