Recognised as Colour
#CE9DC4
- #CE9DC4
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CE9DC4 is a magenta with RGB values 206, 157, 196 and HSL 312°, 33%, 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
#CE9DC4#CE9DC4
HEX#CE9DC4
RGBrgb(206, 157, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.6157, 0.7686
RGB percentages80.8%, 61.6%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(312.2, 33.3%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312.2, 23.8%, 80.8%)
CMYK0%, 23.8%, 4.9%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,540,804
CSS custom property--colour: #CE9DC4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.6 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#31623B
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#9DCEA7
Analogous#BF9DCE, #CE9DAC
Triadic#C4CE9D, #9DC4CE
Split complementary#ABCE9D, #9DCEBF
Tetradic#CEC09D, #9DCEA7, #9DACCE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R206
G157
B196
Red206 (80.8%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue312.24°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CE · G 9D · B C4
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