Colour
#CE9CCB
- #CE9CCB
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CE9CCB is a magenta with RGB values 206, 156, 203 and HSL 304°, 34%, 71%. 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
#CE9CCB#CE9CCB
HEX#CE9CCB
RGBrgb(206, 156, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.6118, 0.7961
RGB percentages80.8%, 61.2%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(303.6, 33.8%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.6, 24.3%, 80.8%)
CMYK0%, 24.3%, 1.5%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,540,555
CSS custom property--colour: #CE9CCB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41211WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.24:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#316334
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9CCE9F
Analogous#B89CCE, #CE9CB2
Triadic#CBCE9C, #9CCBCE
Split complementary#B2CE9C, #9CCEB8
Tetradic#CEB89C, #9CCE9F, #9CB2CE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R206
G156
B203
Red206 (80.8%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue303.6°
Saturation (HSL)33.78%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CE · G 9C · B CB
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