Recognised as Colour

#CE9CED

#CE9CED
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CE9CED is a violet with RGB values 206, 156, 237 and HSL 277°, 69%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#CE9CED

RGBrgb(206, 156, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.6118, 0.9294

RGB percentages80.8%, 61.2%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(277, 69.2%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277, 34.2%, 92.9%)

CMYK13.1%, 34.2%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,540,589

CSS custom property--colour: #CE9CED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43013WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.6:1

Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#316312

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8EADF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#99B0EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CBA7BAno 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 text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.8 Violet · ΔE 23.5 Medium purple · ΔE 23.6 Orchid · ΔE 23.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.1 Thistle · ΔE 32.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BBED9C

Analogous#A69CED, #ED9CE3

Triadic#EDCE9C, #9CEDCE

Split complementary#E3ED9C, #9CEDA6

Tetradic#EDA69C, #BBED9C, #9CE3ED

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9F2FD

Lighter +10%#E3C7F5

Darker −10%#B971E5

Darker −20%#A346DD

Darker −30%#8B25CB

Darker −40%#6E1DA0

More saturated +25%#D18DFC

Less saturated −25%#CBABDE

Channel breakdown

R206

G156

B237

Red206 (80.8%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue277.04°

Saturation (HSL)69.23%

Lightness77.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CE · G 9C · B ED

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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