Recognised as Colour
#CE87BD
- #CE87BD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CE87BD is a magenta with RGB values 206, 135, 189 and HSL 314°, 42%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#CE87BD#CE87BD
HEX#CE87BD
RGBrgb(206, 135, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.5294, 0.7412
RGB percentages80.8%, 52.9%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(314.4, 42%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.4, 34.5%, 80.8%)
CMYK0%, 34.5%, 8.3%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,535,165
CSS custom property--colour: #CE87BD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.82:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#317842
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#87CE98
Analogous#BC87CE, #CE879A
Triadic#BDCE87, #87BDCE
Split complementary#9ACE87, #87CEBC
Tetradic#CEBC87, #87CE98, #879ACE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R206
G135
B189
Red206 (80.8%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue314.37°
Saturation (HSL)42.01%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CE · G 87 · B BD
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