Colour
#CE99DB
- #CE99DB
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CE99DB is a violet with RGB values 206, 153, 219 and HSL 288°, 48%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#CE99DB#CE99DB
HEX#CE99DB
RGBrgb(206, 153, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.6, 0.8588
RGB percentages80.8%, 60%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(288.2, 47.8%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.2, 30.1%, 85.9%)
CMYK5.9%, 30.1%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,539,803
CSS custom property--colour: #CE99DB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.2:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#316624
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A6DB99
Analogous#AD99DB, #DB99C7
Triadic#DBCE99, #99DBCE
Split complementary#C7DB99, #99DBAD
Tetradic#DBAD99, #A6DB99, #99C7DB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R206
G153
B219
Red206 (80.8%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue288.18°
Saturation (HSL)47.83%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CE · G 99 · B DB
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