What color is #CEB4CC?

#CEB4CC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEB4CC?

The RGB value is 206, 180, 204: 206 red, 180 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEB4CC?

The complementary color is #B4CEB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEB4CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEB4CC color

#CEB4CC rgb(206, 180, 204)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CEB4CC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 70.6% green and 80% blue (206, 180, 204).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 21% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#CEB4CC color codes

HEX	`#CEB4CC`
RGB	`rgb(206, 180, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 70.6%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 21%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 13%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 1%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.15, 13.51, -8.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.15, 16.06, 327.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.673, 50.125, 64.015)`
Decimal	`13546700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEB4CC, 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 #CEB4CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEB4CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	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 #CEB4CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceb4cc; }
.text { color: #ceb4cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceb4cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 180 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceb4cc, #ceb4bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CEB4CC?: #CEB4CC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEB4CC?: The RGB value is 206, 180, 204: 206 red, 180 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEB4CC?: The complementary color is #B4CEB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEB4CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.