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Recognised as Colour

#CEB9EC

  • #CEB9EC
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#CEB9EC is a violet with RGB values 206, 185, 236 and HSL 265°, 57%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#CEB9EC#CEB9EC
HEX#CEB9EC
RGBrgb(206, 185, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.7255, 0.9255
RGB percentages80.8%, 72.5%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(264.7, 57.3%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.7, 21.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK12.7%, 21.6%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,548,012
CSS custom property--colour: #CEB9EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53876WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.78:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#314613

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0C1EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3C2EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CAC0CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 14Plum · ΔE 16.2Light steelblue · ΔE 19.8Lavender · ΔE 23Pink · ΔE 27.4Silver · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 14.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7ECB9
Analogous#B9BDEC, #E8B9EC
Triadic#ECCEB9, #B9ECCE
Split complementary#ECE8B9, #BDECB9
Tetradic#ECB9BD, #D7ECB9, #B9ECE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EAE1F7
Darker −10%#B291E1
Darker −20%#9669D6
Darker −30%#7A41CB
Darker −40%#622EAB
More saturated +25%#CCAEF7
Less saturated −25%#D0C4E1

Channel breakdown

R206
G185
B236
Red206 (80.8%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue264.71°
Saturation (HSL)57.3%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CE · G B9 · B EC

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