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Recognised as Colour

#CEB2EC

  • #CEB2EC
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Plum

#CEB2EC is a violet with RGB values 206, 178, 236 and HSL 269°, 60%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CEB2EC#CEB2EC
HEX#CEB2EC
RGBrgb(206, 178, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.698, 0.9255
RGB percentages80.8%, 69.8%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(269, 60.4%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269, 24.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK12.7%, 24.6%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,546,220
CSS custom property--colour: #CEB2EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.2:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#314D13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8BCEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADBEEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Tritanopia#CABAC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.5Thistle · ΔE 18.1Light steelblue · ΔE 24.4Lavender · ΔE 27.7Pink · ΔE 29.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0ECB2
Analogous#B2B3EC, #EBB2EC
Triadic#ECCEB2, #B2ECCE
Split complementary#ECEBB2, #B3ECB2
Tetradic#ECB2B3, #D0ECB2, #B2ECEB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E8DBF6
Darker −10%#B489E2
Darker −20%#9A60D8
Darker −30%#8037CE
Darker −40%#672AA8
More saturated +25%#CEA6F8
Less saturated −25%#CEBEE0

Channel breakdown

R206
G178
B236
Red206 (80.8%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue268.97°
Saturation (HSL)60.42%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CE · G B2 · B EC

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