Colour
#CEC1D6
- #CEC1D6
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CEC1D6 is a violet with RGB values 206, 193, 214 and HSL 277°, 20%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CEC1D6#CEC1D6
HEX#CEC1D6
RGBrgb(206, 193, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.7569, 0.8392
RGB percentages80.8%, 75.7%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(277.1, 20.4%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.1, 9.8%, 83.9%)
CMYK3.7%, 9.8%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,550,038
CSS custom property--colour: #CEC1D6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.22:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#313E29
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C9D6C1
Analogous#C3C1D6, #D6C1D4
Triadic#D6CEC1, #C1D6CE
Split complementary#D3D6C1, #C1D6C4
Tetradic#D6C4C1, #C9D6C1, #C1D4D6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R206
G193
B214
Red206 (80.8%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue277.14°
Saturation (HSL)20.39%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CE · G C1 · B D6
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