What color is #CE7EF3?

#CE7EF3 is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Fake Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CE7EF3?

The RGB value is 206, 126, 243: 206 red, 126 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CE7EF3?

The complementary color is #A3F37E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CE7EF3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CE7EF3 color

#CE7EF3 rgb(206, 126, 243)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CE7EF3 is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 49.4% green and 95.3% blue (206, 126, 243).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 83% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Fake Love (#CC77EE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#CE7EF3 color codes

HEX	`#CE7EF3`
RGB	`rgb(206, 126, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 49.4%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 83%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 48%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 48%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.37, 50.43, -46.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.37, 68.67, 317.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.089, 34.516, 88.853)`
Decimal	`13532915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CE7EF3, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CE7EF3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CE7EF3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CE7EF3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ce7ef3; }
.text { color: #ce7ef3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ce7ef3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 126 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ce7ef3, #f37edd); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #CE7EF3?: #CE7EF3 is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Fake Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CE7EF3?: The RGB value is 206, 126, 243: 206 red, 126 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CE7EF3?: The complementary color is #A3F37E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CE7EF3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.