Recognised as Colour
#CEBAFA
- #CEBAFA
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#CEBAFA is a violet with RGB values 206, 186, 250 and HSL 259°, 86%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#CEBAFA#CEBAFA
HEX#CEBAFA
RGBrgb(206, 186, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.7294, 0.9804
RGB percentages80.8%, 72.9%, 98%
HSLhsl(258.8, 86.5%, 85.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.8, 25.6%, 98%)
CMYK17.6%, 25.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,548,282
CSS custom property--colour: #CEBAFA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55142WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.03:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#314505
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E6FABA
Analogous#BAC6FA, #EEBAFA
Triadic#FACEBA, #BAFACE
Split complementary#FAEEBA, #C6FABA
Tetradic#FABAC6, #E6FABA, #BAFAEE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R206
G186
B250
Red206 (80.8%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue258.75°
Saturation (HSL)86.49%
Lightness85.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CE · G BA · B FA
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