What color is #CEAED9?

#CEAED9 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blushing Sky. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEAED9?

The RGB value is 206, 174, 217: 206 red, 174 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEAED9?

The complementary color is #B9D9AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEAED9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEAED9 color

#CEAED9 rgb(206, 174, 217)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CEAED9 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 68.2% green and 85.1% blue (206, 174, 217).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 36% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Blushing Sky (#D9B1D6), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.68:1).

#CEAED9 color codes

HEX	`#CEAED9`
RGB	`rgb(206, 174, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 68.2%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 36%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 20%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 20%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.08, 19.25, -17.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.08, 25.92, 317.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.112, 48.404, 72.177)`
Decimal	`13545177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEAED9, 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 #CEAED9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEAED9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.68:1	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 #CEAED9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceaed9; }
.text { color: #ceaed9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceaed9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 174 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceaed9, #d9aece); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CEAED9?: #CEAED9 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blushing Sky. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEAED9?: The RGB value is 206, 174, 217: 206 red, 174 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEAED9?: The complementary color is #B9D9AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEAED9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.