Colour

#CE99EF

#CE99EF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CE99EF is a violet with RGB values 206, 153, 239 and HSL 277°, 73%, 77%. 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

#CE99EF#CE99EF

HEX#CE99EF

RGBrgb(206, 153, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.6, 0.9373

RGB percentages80.8%, 60%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(277, 72.9%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277, 36%, 93.7%)

CMYK13.8%, 36%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,539,823

CSS custom property--colour: #CE99EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.43:1

Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#316610

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8AABF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#96AFECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Tritanopia#CBA5B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.1 Violet · ΔE 21.2 Medium purple · ΔE 21.6 Orchid · ΔE 21.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BAEF99

Analogous#A399EF, #EF99E5

Triadic#EFCE99, #99EFCE

Split complementary#E5EF99, #99EFA3

Tetradic#EFA399, #BAEF99, #99E5EF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8F1FD

Lighter +10%#E3C5F6

Darker −10%#B96DE8

Darker −20%#A441E1

Darker −30%#8C20CF

Darker −40%#6E19A3

More saturated +25%#D18AFE

Less saturated −25%#CBA8E0

Channel breakdown

R206

G153

B239

Red206 (80.8%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue276.98°

Saturation (HSL)72.88%

Lightness76.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CE · G 99 · B EF

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