What color is #CE96C7?

#CE96C7 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CE96C7?

The RGB value is 206, 150, 199: 206 red, 150 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CE96C7?

The complementary color is #96CE9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CE96C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CE96C7 color

#CE96C7 rgb(206, 150, 199)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CE96C7 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 58.8% green and 78% blue (206, 150, 199).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 36% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 3% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Violet (#CB99C9), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.81:1).

#CE96C7 color codes

HEX	`#CE96C7`
RGB	`rgb(206, 150, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 58.8%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 36%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 27%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 3%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.79, 28.96, -16.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.79, 33.56, 329.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.668, 39.06, 59.103)`
Decimal	`13539015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CE96C7, 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 #CE96C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CE96C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.81:1	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 #CE96C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ce96c7; }
.text { color: #ce96c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ce96c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 150 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ce96c7, #ce96ab); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CE96C7?: #CE96C7 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CE96C7?: The RGB value is 206, 150, 199: 206 red, 150 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CE96C7?: The complementary color is #96CE9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CE96C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.