Recognised as Colour
#CE8DEE
- #CE8DEE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#CE8DEE is a violet with RGB values 206, 141, 238 and HSL 280°, 74%, 74%. 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
#CE8DEE#CE8DEE
HEX#CE8DEE
RGBrgb(206, 141, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.5529, 0.9333
RGB percentages80.8%, 55.3%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(280.2, 74%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.2, 40.8%, 93.3%)
CMYK13.4%, 40.8%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,536,750
CSS custom property--colour: #CE8DEE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38345WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.67:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#317211
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADEE8D
Analogous#9E8DEE, #EE8DDD
Triadic#EECE8D, #8DEECE
Split complementary#DDEE8D, #8DEE9E
Tetradic#EE9E8D, #ADEE8D, #8DDDEE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R206
G141
B238
Red206 (80.8%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue280.21°
Saturation (HSL)74.05%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CE · G 8D · B EE
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