What color is #CEB4D3?

#CEB4D3 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEB4D3?

The RGB value is 206, 180, 211: 206 red, 180 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEB4D3?

The complementary color is #B9D3B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEB4D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEB4D3 color

#CEB4D3 rgb(206, 180, 211)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CEB4D3 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 70.6% green and 82.7% blue (206, 180, 211).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 26% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.09:1).

#CEB4D3 color codes

HEX	`#CEB4D3`
RGB	`rgb(206, 180, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 70.6%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 26%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 15%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 15%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.36, 14.83, -12.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.36, 19.18, 320.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.531, 50.468, 68.537)`
Decimal	`13546707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEB4D3, 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 #CEB4D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEB4D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.09:1	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 #CEB4D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceb4d3; }
.text { color: #ceb4d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceb4d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 180 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceb4d3, #d3b4c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CEB4D3?: #CEB4D3 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEB4D3?: The RGB value is 206, 180, 211: 206 red, 180 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEB4D3?: The complementary color is #B9D3B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEB4D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.