Recognised as Colour
#CEA3EA
- #CEA3EA
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CEA3EA is a violet with RGB values 206, 163, 234 and HSL 276°, 63%, 78%. 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
#CEA3EA#CEA3EA
HEX#CEA3EA
RGBrgb(206, 163, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.6392, 0.9176
RGB percentages80.8%, 63.9%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(276.3, 62.8%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.3, 30.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK12%, 30.3%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,542,378
CSS custom property--colour: #CEA3EA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.05:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#315C15
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BFEAA3
Analogous#ABA3EA, #EAA3E2
Triadic#EACEA3, #A3EACE
Split complementary#E2EAA3, #A3EAAB
Tetradic#EAABA3, #BFEAA3, #A3E2EA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R206
G163
B234
Red206 (80.8%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue276.34°
Saturation (HSL)62.83%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CE · G A3 · B EA
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