Recognised as Colour

#CEA0FF

#CEA0FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CEA0FF is a violet with RGB values 206, 160, 255 and HSL 269°, 100%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CEA0FF#CEA0FF

HEX#CEA0FF

RGBrgb(206, 160, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.6275, 1

RGB percentages80.8%, 62.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(269.1, 100%, 81.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.1, 37.3%, 100%)

CMYK19.2%, 37.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,541,631

CSS custom property--colour: #CEA0FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45483WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.1:1

Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1

Inverted#315F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8BB2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#95B4FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C7AFC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19 Medium purple · ΔE 20.5 Violet · ΔE 22.2 Orchid · ΔE 23.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D1FFA0

Analogous#A0A2FF, #FDA0FF

Triadic#FFCEA0, #A0FFCE

Split complementary#FFFDA0, #A2FFA0

Tetradic#FFA0A2, #D1FFA0, #A0FFFD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E8D3FF

Darker −10%#B46DFF

Darker −20%#993AFF

Darker −30%#7F07FF

Darker −40%#6600D3

More saturated +25%#CEA0FF

Less saturated −25%#CEACF3

Channel breakdown

R206

G160

B255

Red206 (80.8%)

Green160 (62.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue269.05°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness81.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CE · G A0 · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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