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Recognised as Colour

#CE70EA

  • #CE70EA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CE70EA is a violet with RGB values 206, 112, 234 and HSL 286°, 74%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CE70EA#CE70EA
HEX#CE70EA
RGBrgb(206, 112, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.4392, 0.9176
RGB percentages80.8%, 43.9%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(286.2, 74.4%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.2, 52.1%, 91.8%)
CMYK12%, 52.1%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,529,322
CSS custom property--colour: #CE70EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30651WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.13:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#318F15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5790EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original
Deuteranopia#759AE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CE82A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.2Orchid · ΔE 12.2Violet · ΔE 12.3Medium purple · ΔE 20.6Dark orchid · ΔE 25Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.23, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CEA70
Analogous#9170EA, #EA70C9
Triadic#EACE70, #70EACE
Split complementary#C9EA70, #70EA91
Tetradic#EA9170, #8CEA70, #70C9EA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF5FE
Lighter +20%#ECC9F7
Lighter +10%#DD9CF1
Darker −10%#BF44E3
Darker −20%#AB1FD5
Darker −30%#8719A8
Darker −40%#64127C
More saturated +25%#D95CFF
Less saturated −25%#C385D6

Channel breakdown

R206
G112
B234
Red206 (80.8%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue286.23°
Saturation (HSL)74.39%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CE · G 70 · B EA

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