What color is #CEB5DE?

#CEB5DE is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color York Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEB5DE?

The RGB value is 206, 181, 222: 206 red, 181 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEB5DE?

The complementary color is #C5DEB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEB5DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEB5DE color

#CEB5DE rgb(206, 181, 222)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CEB5DE is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 71% green and 87.1% blue (206, 181, 222).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 38% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is York Plum (#D3BFE5), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.29:1).

#CEB5DE color codes

HEX	`#CEB5DE`
RGB	`rgb(206, 181, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 71%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 38%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 18%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 18%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.95, 16.43, -17.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.95, 23.82, 313.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.16, 51.444, 76.117)`
Decimal	`13546974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEB5DE, 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 #CEB5DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEB5DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	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 #CEB5DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceb5de; }
.text { color: #ceb5de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceb5de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 181 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceb5de, #deb5da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CEB5DE?: #CEB5DE is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color York Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEB5DE?: The RGB value is 206, 181, 222: 206 red, 181 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEB5DE?: The complementary color is #C5DEB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEB5DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.