Recognised as Colour
#CE8DE3
- #CE8DE3
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CE8DE3 is a violet with RGB values 206, 141, 227 and HSL 285°, 61%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#CE8DE3#CE8DE3
HEX#CE8DE3
RGBrgb(206, 141, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.5529, 0.8902
RGB percentages80.8%, 55.3%, 89%
HSLhsl(285.3, 60.6%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.3, 37.9%, 89%)
CMYK9.3%, 37.9%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,536,739
CSS custom property--colour: #CE8DE3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37718WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.54:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#31721C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A2E38D
Analogous#A38DE3, #E38DCD
Triadic#E3CE8D, #8DE3CE
Split complementary#CDE38D, #8DE3A3
Tetradic#E3A38D, #A2E38D, #8DCDE3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R206
G141
B227
Red206 (80.8%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue285.35°
Saturation (HSL)60.56%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CE · G 8D · B E3
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