Recognised as Colour

#CE99EA

#CE99EA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CE99EA is a violet with RGB values 206, 153, 234 and HSL 279°, 66%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CE99EA#CE99EA

HEX#CE99EA

RGBrgb(206, 153, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.6, 0.9176

RGB percentages80.8%, 60%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(279.3, 65.9%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.3, 34.6%, 91.8%)

CMYK12%, 34.6%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,539,818

CSS custom property--colour: #CE99EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41845WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness180.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.37:1

Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#316615

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8CAAEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original

Deuteranopia#98AFE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CCA4B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.7 Violet · ΔE 22.5 Orchid · ΔE 22.6 Medium purple · ΔE 23.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.9 Thistle · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B5EA99

Analogous#A699EA, #EA99DD

Triadic#EACE99, #99EACE

Split complementary#DDEA99, #99EAA6

Tetradic#EAA699, #B5EA99, #99DDEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7EEFB

Lighter +10%#E2C3F3

Darker −10%#BA6FE1

Darker −20%#A544D9

Darker −30%#8D28C2

Darker −40%#6E1F98

More saturated +25%#D38AF9

Less saturated −25%#C9A8DB

Channel breakdown

R206

G153

B234

Red206 (80.8%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue279.26°

Saturation (HSL)65.85%

Lightness75.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CE · G 99 · B EA

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