Recognised as Colour
#CEB1DD
- #CEB1DD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#CEB1DD is a violet with RGB values 206, 177, 221 and HSL 280°, 39%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CEB1DD#CEB1DD
HEX#CEB1DD
RGBrgb(206, 177, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.6941, 0.8667
RGB percentages80.8%, 69.4%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(279.5, 39.3%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.5, 19.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK6.8%, 19.9%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,545,949
CSS custom property--colour: #CEB1DD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49787WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.96:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#314E22
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C0DDB1
Analogous#B8B1DD, #DDB1D6
Triadic#DDCEB1, #B1DDCE
Split complementary#D6DDB1, #B1DDB8
Tetradic#DDB8B1, #C0DDB1, #B1D6DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R206
G177
B221
Red206 (80.8%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue279.55°
Saturation (HSL)39.29%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CE · G B1 · B DD
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