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Recognised as Colour

#CE79EB

  • #CE79EB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#CE79EB is a violet with RGB values 206, 121, 235 and HSL 285°, 74%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#CE79EB#CE79EB
HEX#CE79EB
RGBrgb(206, 121, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.4745, 0.9216
RGB percentages80.8%, 47.5%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(284.7, 74%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.7, 48.5%, 92.2%)
CMYK12.3%, 48.5%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,531,627
CSS custom property--colour: #CE79EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.56:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#318614

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6396EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C9EE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CD8AA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 10.7Orchid · ΔE 10.8Medium orchid · ΔE 13.2Medium purple · ΔE 18.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.3Slate blue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 10.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96EB79
Analogous#9579EB, #EB79CF
Triadic#EBCE79, #79EBCE
Split complementary#CFEB79, #79EB95
Tetradic#EB9579, #96EB79, #79CFEB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFEFF
Lighter +20%#EED2F8
Lighter +10%#DEA5F2
Darker −10%#BE4DE4
Darker −20%#AD21DD
Darker −30%#8A1AB1
Darker −40%#681484
More saturated +25%#D766FE
Less saturated −25%#C58CD8

Channel breakdown

R206
G121
B235
Red206 (80.8%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue284.74°
Saturation (HSL)74.03%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CE · G 79 · B EB

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