Recognised as Colour
#CEA6DB
- #CEA6DB
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CEA6DB is a violet with RGB values 206, 166, 219 and HSL 285°, 42%, 75%. 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
#CEA6DB#CEA6DB
HEX#CEA6DB
RGBrgb(206, 166, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.651, 0.8588
RGB percentages80.8%, 65.1%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(285.3, 42.4%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.3, 24.2%, 85.9%)
CMYK5.9%, 24.2%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,543,131
CSS custom property--colour: #CEA6DB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45509WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.3 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#B2B2B2
Inverted#315924
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B3DBA6
Analogous#B3A6DB, #DBA6CE
Triadic#DBCEA6, #A6DBCE
Split complementary#CEDBA6, #A6DBB3
Tetradic#DBB3A6, #B3DBA6, #A6CEDB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R206
G166
B219
Red206 (80.8%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue285.28°
Saturation (HSL)42.4%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CE · G A6 · B DB
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