Colour

#CE87DC

#CE87DC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#CE87DC is a magenta with RGB values 206, 135, 220 and HSL 290°, 55%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#CE87DC#CE87DC

HEX#CE87DC

RGBrgb(206, 135, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.5294, 0.8627

RGB percentages80.8%, 52.9%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(290.1, 54.8%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.1, 38.6%, 86.3%)

CMYK6.4%, 38.6%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,535,196

CSS custom property--colour: #CE87DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.12:1

Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#317823

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C9CDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#8EA4D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D091A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 14.8 Plum · ΔE 15.3 Violet · ΔE 16.3 Medium purple · ΔE 21.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 26.5 Hot pink · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 14.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#95DC87

Analogous#A387DC, #DC87C0

Triadic#DCCE87, #87DCCE

Split complementary#C0DC87, #87DCA4

Tetradic#DCA487, #95DC87, #87C0DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFDFF

Lighter +20%#EED6F3

Lighter +10%#DEAEE8

Darker −10%#BE60D0

Darker −20%#AD39C4

Darker −30%#8A2E9C

Darker −40%#672275

More saturated +25%#DB74EF

Less saturated −25%#C19AC9

Channel breakdown

R206

G135

B220

Red206 (80.8%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue290.12°

Saturation (HSL)54.84%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CE · G 87 · B DC

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Colour values

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