What color is #CEB2CE?

#CEB2CE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEB2CE?

The RGB value is 206, 178, 206: 206 red, 178 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEB2CE?

The complementary color is #B2CEB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEB2CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEB2CE color

#CEB2CE rgb(206, 178, 206)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CEB2CE is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 69.8% green and 80.8% blue (206, 178, 206).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 22% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.88:1).

#CEB2CE color codes

HEX	`#CEB2CE`
RGB	`rgb(206, 178, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 69.8%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 22%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 14%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.71, 14.97, -10.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.71, 18.23, 325.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.513, 49.42, 65.153)`
Decimal	`13546190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEB2CE, 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 #CEB2CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEB2CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.88:1	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 #CEB2CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceb2ce; }
.text { color: #ceb2ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceb2ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 178 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceb2ce, #ceb2c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CEB2CE?: #CEB2CE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEB2CE?: The RGB value is 206, 178, 206: 206 red, 178 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEB2CE?: The complementary color is #B2CEB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEB2CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.