Recognised as Colour
#CEC2EF
- #CEC2EF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CEC2EF is a violet with RGB values 206, 194, 239 and HSL 256°, 58%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CEC2EF#CEC2EF
HEX#CEC2EF
RGBrgb(206, 194, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.7608, 0.9373
RGB percentages80.8%, 76.1%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(256, 58.4%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256, 18.8%, 93.7%)
CMYK13.8%, 18.8%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,550,319
CSS custom property--colour: #CEC2EF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.59:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#313D10
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E3EFC2
Analogous#C2CDEF, #E5C2EF
Triadic#EFCEC2, #C2EFCE
Split complementary#EFE5C2, #CDEFC2
Tetradic#EFC2CD, #E3EFC2, #C2EFE5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R206
G194
B239
Red206 (80.8%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue256°
Saturation (HSL)58.44%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CE · G C2 · B EF
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