Colour
#CEA2D9
- #CEA2D9
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CEA2D9 is a violet with RGB values 206, 162, 217 and HSL 288°, 42%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#CEA2D9#CEA2D9
HEX#CEA2D9
RGBrgb(206, 162, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.6353, 0.851
RGB percentages80.8%, 63.5%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(288, 42%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288, 25.3%, 85.1%)
CMYK5.1%, 25.3%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,542,105
CSS custom property--colour: #CEA2D9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43972WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.79:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#315D26
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADD9A2
Analogous#B3A2D9, #D9A2C9
Triadic#D9CEA2, #A2D9CE
Split complementary#C9D9A2, #A2D9B3
Tetradic#D9B3A2, #ADD9A2, #A2C9D9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R206
G162
B217
Red206 (80.8%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue288°
Saturation (HSL)41.98%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CE · G A2 · B D9
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