Colour

#CE60D9

#CE60D9
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#CE60D9 is a magenta with RGB values 206, 96, 217 and HSL 295°, 61%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#CE60D9

RGBrgb(206, 96, 217)

RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.3765, 0.851

RGB percentages80.8%, 37.6%, 85.1%

HSLhsl(294.5, 61.4%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(294.5, 55.8%, 85.1%)

CMYK5.1%, 55.8%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,525,209

CSS custom property--colour: #CE60D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26497WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.3:1

Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#319F26

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D84DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51 from the original

Deuteranopia#7291D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.7 from the original

Tritanopia#D27094no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 6.7 Orchid · ΔE 10.7 Violet · ΔE 13.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.4 Medium purple · ΔE 24.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.7, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6BD960

Analogous#9160D9, #D960A8

Triadic#D9CE60, #60D9CE

Split complementary#A7D960, #60D992

Tetradic#D99260, #6BD960, #60A8D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4DBF7

Lighter +20%#E7B2ED

Lighter +10%#DB89E3

Darker −10%#C137CF

Darker −20%#9F29AA

Darker −30%#781F81

Darker −40%#521558

More saturated +25%#E247F2

Less saturated −25%#BA79C0

Channel breakdown

R206

G96

B217

Red206 (80.8%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue217 (85.1%)

Hue294.55°

Saturation (HSL)61.42%

Lightness61.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CE · G 60 · B D9

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