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Colour

#CE8AFD

  • #CE8AFD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#CE8AFD is a violet with RGB values 206, 138, 253 and HSL 275°, 97%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#CE8AFD#CE8AFD
HEX#CE8AFD
RGBrgb(206, 138, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.5412, 0.9922
RGB percentages80.8%, 54.1%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(275.5, 96.6%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.5, 45.5%, 99.2%)
CMYK18.6%, 45.5%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,535,997
CSS custom property--colour: #CE8AFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.68:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#317502

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6FA3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#82A8FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C89CB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 14.7Medium purple · ΔE 16.6Orchid · ΔE 16.8Medium orchid · ΔE 19.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.7Slate blue · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 14.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9FD8A
Analogous#958AFD, #FD8AF3
Triadic#FDCE8A, #8AFDCE
Split complementary#F2FD8A, #8AFD95
Tetradic#FD958A, #B9FD8A, #8AF2FD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8EEFF
Lighter +10%#E3BCFE
Darker −10%#B958FC
Darker −20%#A426FB
Darker −30%#8C04EA
Darker −40%#6E03B8
More saturated +25%#CE88FF
Less saturated −25%#CB99EE

Channel breakdown

R206
G138
B253
Red206 (80.8%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue275.48°
Saturation (HSL)96.64%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CE · G 8A · B FD

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