Recognised as Colour

#CE83E1

#CE83E1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#CE83E1 is a violet with RGB values 206, 131, 225 and HSL 288°, 61%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#CE83E1

RGBrgb(206, 131, 225)

RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.5137, 0.8824

RGB percentages80.8%, 51.4%, 88.2%

HSLhsl(287.9, 61%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.9, 41.8%, 88.2%)

CMYK8.4%, 41.8%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,534,177

CSS custom property--colour: #CE83E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34791WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.96:1

Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#317C1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#759AE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#89A2DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original

Tritanopia#CF8FA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 11.6 Violet · ΔE 12.9 Medium purple · ΔE 18.9 Plum · ΔE 20 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.1 Slate blue · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 11.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#96E183

Analogous#9F83E1, #E183C5

Triadic#E1CE83, #83E1CE

Split complementary#C5E183, #83E19F

Tetradic#E19F83, #96E183, #83C5E1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFEFF

Lighter +20%#EED5F5

Lighter +10%#DEACEB

Darker −10%#BE5AD7

Darker −20%#AD31CD

Darker −30%#8A28A3

Darker −40%#681E7A

More saturated +25%#D970F4

Less saturated −25%#C396CE

Channel breakdown

R206

G131

B225

Red206 (80.8%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue225 (88.2%)

Hue287.87°

Saturation (HSL)61.04%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CE · G 83 · B E1

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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