What color is #CEAEDC?

#CEAEDC is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lilac Lace. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEAEDC?

The RGB value is 206, 174, 220: 206 red, 174 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEAEDC?

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

Is black or white text better on #CEAEDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEAEDC color

#CEAEDC rgb(206, 174, 220)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 68.2% green and 86.3% blue (206, 174, 220).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 40% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Lilac Lace (#C6A1CF), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.71:1).

#CEAEDC color codes

HEX	`#CEAEDC`
RGB	`rgb(206, 174, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 68.2%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 40%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 21%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 21%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.18, 19.84, -18.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.18, 27.36, 316.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.506, 48.562, 74.251)`
Decimal	`13545180`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEAEDC, 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 #CEAEDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEAEDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.71:1	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 #CEAEDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceaedc; }
.text { color: #ceaedc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceaedc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 174 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceaedc, #dcaed3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CEAEDC?: #CEAEDC is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lilac Lace. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEAEDC?: The RGB value is 206, 174, 220: 206 red, 174 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEAEDC?: The complementary color is #BCDCAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEAEDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.