What color is #CEACE2?

#CEACE2 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEACE2?

The RGB value is 206, 172, 226: 206 red, 172 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEACE2?

The complementary color is #C0E2AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEACE2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEACE2 color

#CEACE2 rgb(206, 172, 226)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CEACE2 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 67.5% green and 88.6% blue (206, 172, 226).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 48% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.62:1).

#CEACE2 color codes

HEX	`#CEACE2`
RGB	`rgb(206, 172, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 67.5%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 48%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 24%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 24%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.9, 22.13, -22.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.9, 31.58, 314.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.931, 48.118, 78.383)`
Decimal	`13544674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEACE2, 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 #CEACE2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEACE2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	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 #CEACE2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceace2; }
.text { color: #ceace2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceace2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 172 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceace2, #e2acdb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CEACE2?: #CEACE2 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEACE2?: The RGB value is 206, 172, 226: 206 red, 172 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEACE2?: The complementary color is #C0E2AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEACE2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.