Recognised as Colour
#CEBCEC
- #CEBCEC
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CEBCEC is a violet with RGB values 206, 188, 236 and HSL 263°, 56%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CEBCEC#CEBCEC
HEX#CEBCEC
RGBrgb(206, 188, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.7373, 0.9255
RGB percentages80.8%, 73.7%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(262.5, 55.8%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.5, 20.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK12.7%, 20.3%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,548,780
CSS custom property--colour: #CEBCEC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.5 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#314313
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#DAECBC
Analogous#BCC2EC, #E6BCEC
Triadic#ECCEBC, #BCECCE
Split complementary#ECE6BC, #C2ECBC
Tetradic#ECBCC2, #DAECBC, #BCECE6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R206
G188
B236
Red206 (80.8%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue262.5°
Saturation (HSL)55.81%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CE · G BC · B EC
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