Recognised as Colour
#CEA3E4
- #CEA3E4
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CEA3E4 is a violet with RGB values 206, 163, 228 and HSL 280°, 55%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#CEA3E4#CEA3E4
HEX#CEA3E4
RGBrgb(206, 163, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.6392, 0.8941
RGB percentages80.8%, 63.9%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(279.7, 54.6%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.7, 28.5%, 89.4%)
CMYK9.6%, 28.5%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,542,372
CSS custom property--colour: #CEA3E4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44918WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.98:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#315C1B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B9E4A3
Analogous#AEA3E4, #E4A3DA
Triadic#E4CEA3, #A3E4CE
Split complementary#D9E4A3, #A3E4AE
Tetradic#E4AEA3, #B9E4A3, #A3D9E4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R206
G163
B228
Red206 (80.8%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue279.69°
Saturation (HSL)54.62%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CE · G A3 · B E4
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