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Recognised as Colour

#CE6DFD

  • #CE6DFD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CE6DFD is a violet with RGB values 206, 109, 253 and HSL 280°, 97%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CE6DFD#CE6DFD
HEX#CE6DFD
RGBrgb(206, 109, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.4275, 0.9922
RGB percentages80.8%, 42.7%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(280.4, 97.3%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.4, 56.9%, 99.2%)
CMYK18.6%, 56.9%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,528,573
CSS custom property--colour: #CE6DFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31151WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.23:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#319202

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4292FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#679AF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Tritanopia#CA86ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.9Dark orchid · ΔE 20Violet · ΔE 21.4Orchid · ΔE 22.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.2Medium purple · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CFD6D
Analogous#866DFD, #FD6DE4
Triadic#FDCE6D, #6DFDCE
Split complementary#E4FD6D, #6DFD86
Tetradic#FD866D, #9CFD6D, #6DE4FD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0D2FE
Lighter +10%#DF9FFE
Darker −10%#BD3BFC
Darker −20%#AC08FC
Darker −30%#8C03CE
Darker −40%#6A029C
More saturated +25%#CF6BFF
Less saturated −25%#C880EB

Channel breakdown

R206
G109
B253
Red206 (80.8%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue280.42°
Saturation (HSL)97.3%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CE · G 6D · B FD

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