Recognised as Colour
#CEC5E3
- #CEC5E3
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CEC5E3 is a violet with RGB values 206, 197, 227 and HSL 258°, 35%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CEC5E3#CEC5E3
HEX#CEC5E3
RGBrgb(206, 197, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.7725, 0.8902
RGB percentages80.8%, 77.3%, 89%
HSLhsl(258, 34.9%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258, 13.2%, 89%)
CMYK9.3%, 13.2%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,551,075
CSS custom property--colour: #CEC5E3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.586WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.72:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#313A1C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DAE3C5
Analogous#C5CBE3, #DDC5E3
Triadic#E3CEC5, #C5E3CE
Split complementary#E3DDC5, #CBE3C5
Tetradic#E3C5CB, #DAE3C5, #C5E3DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R206
G197
B227
Red206 (80.8%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue258°
Saturation (HSL)34.88%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CE · G C5 · B E3
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