What color is #CE8BEB?

#CE8BEB is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Dream Vapour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CE8BEB?

The RGB value is 206, 139, 235: 206 red, 139 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CE8BEB?

The complementary color is #A8EB8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CE8BEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CE8BEB color

#CE8BEB rgb(206, 139, 235)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CE8BEB is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 54.5% green and 92.2% blue (206, 139, 235).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 71% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Dream Vapour (#CC99EE), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#CE8BEB color codes

HEX	`#CE8BEB`
RGB	`rgb(206, 139, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 54.5%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 71%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 41%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 41%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.71, 41.92, -38.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.71, 56.94, 317.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.679, 37.586, 83.219)`
Decimal	`13536235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CE8BEB, 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 #CE8BEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CE8BEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	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 #CE8BEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ce8beb; }
.text { color: #ce8beb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ce8beb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 139 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ce8beb, #eb8bd8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Heliotrope.

Questions

What color is #CE8BEB?: #CE8BEB is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Dream Vapour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CE8BEB?: The RGB value is 206, 139, 235: 206 red, 139 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CE8BEB?: The complementary color is #A8EB8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CE8BEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.