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Recognised as Colour

#CE8EFA

  • #CE8EFA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#CE8EFA is a violet with RGB values 206, 142, 250 and HSL 276°, 92%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#CE8EFA#CE8EFA
HEX#CE8EFA
RGBrgb(206, 142, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.5569, 0.9804
RGB percentages80.8%, 55.7%, 98%
HSLhsl(275.6, 91.5%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.6, 43.2%, 98%)
CMYK17.6%, 43.2%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,537,018
CSS custom property--colour: #CE8EFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.87:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#317105

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#77A5FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#87AAF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C99FB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 15.1Medium purple · ΔE 16.5Orchid · ΔE 16.9Medium orchid · ΔE 22.1Plum · ΔE 25.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 15.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAFA8E
Analogous#988EFA, #FA8EF0
Triadic#FACE8E, #8EFACE
Split complementary#F0FA8E, #8EFA98
Tetradic#FA988E, #BAFA8E, #8EF0FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8F0FE
Lighter +10%#E3BFFC
Darker −10%#B95DF8
Darker −20%#A42CF6
Darker −30%#8C0AE5
Darker −40%#6E08B4
More saturated +25%#CF89FF
Less saturated −25%#CB9DEB

Channel breakdown

R206
G142
B250
Red206 (80.8%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue275.56°
Saturation (HSL)91.53%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CE · G 8E · B FA

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