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Recognised as Colour

#CEA8FE

  • #CEA8FE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#CEA8FE is a violet with RGB values 206, 168, 254 and HSL 267°, 98%, 83%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CEA8FE#CEA8FE
HEX#CEA8FE
RGBrgb(206, 168, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.6588, 0.9961
RGB percentages80.8%, 65.9%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(266.5, 97.7%, 82.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.5, 33.9%, 99.6%)
CMYK18.9%, 33.9%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,543,678
CSS custom property--colour: #CEA8FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48283WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.66:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#315701

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96B8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DB9FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C6B5C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.8Medium purple · ΔE 24.5Violet · ΔE 26.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.3Orchid · ΔE 28Thistle · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8FEA8
Analogous#A8ADFE, #F9A8FE
Triadic#FECEA8, #A8FECE
Split complementary#FEF9A8, #ADFEA8
Tetradic#FEA8AD, #D8FEA8, #A8FEF9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EADAFF
Darker −10%#B276FD
Darker −20%#9543FD
Darker −30%#7911FC
Darker −40%#6102D8
More saturated +25%#CEA7FF
Less saturated −25%#CFB3F3

Channel breakdown

R206
G168
B254
Red206 (80.8%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue266.51°
Saturation (HSL)97.73%
Lightness82.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CE · G A8 · B FE

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