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Recognised as Colour

#CEC3E2

  • #CEC3E2
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#CEC3E2 is a violet with RGB values 206, 195, 226 and HSL 261°, 35%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#CEC3E2#CEC3E2
HEX#CEC3E2
RGBrgb(206, 195, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.7647, 0.8863
RGB percentages80.8%, 76.5%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(261.3, 34.8%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.3, 13.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK8.8%, 13.7%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,550,562
CSS custom property--colour: #CEC3E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57643WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.53:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#313C1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BEC8E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFC8E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CBC7CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 6Light steelblue · ΔE 11.2Lavender · ΔE 13.5Silver · ΔE 17.2Light grey · ΔE 17.5Gainsboro · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 5.97, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7E2C3
Analogous#C3C8E2, #DDC3E2
Triadic#E2CEC3, #C3E2CE
Split complementary#E2DEC3, #C7E2C3
Tetradic#E2C3C8, #D7E2C3, #C3E2DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EAE5F3
Darker −10%#B2A1D1
Darker −20%#967EC1
Darker −30%#7A5CB0
Darker −40%#624792
More saturated +25%#CBB8ED
Less saturated −25%#D1CED7

Channel breakdown

R206
G195
B226
Red206 (80.8%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue261.29°
Saturation (HSL)34.83%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CE · G C3 · B E2

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