What color is #CEB5F0?

#CEB5F0 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEB5F0?

The RGB value is 206, 181, 240: 206 red, 181 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEB5F0?

The complementary color is #D7F0B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEB5F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.49:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEB5F0 color

#CEB5F0 rgb(206, 181, 240)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CEB5F0 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 71% green and 94.1% blue (206, 181, 240).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 66% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Violet Heaven (#CDB7FA), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.49:1).

#CEB5F0 color codes

HEX	`#CEB5F0`
RGB	`rgb(206, 181, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 71%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 66%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 25%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 25%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.56, 20.12, -26.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.56, 32.91, 307.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.703, 52.461, 89.507)`
Decimal	`13546992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEB5F0, 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 #CEB5F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEB5F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.49:1	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 #CEB5F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceb5f0; }
.text { color: #ceb5f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceb5f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 181 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceb5f0, #ecb5f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CEB5F0?: #CEB5F0 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEB5F0?: The RGB value is 206, 181, 240: 206 red, 181 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEB5F0?: The complementary color is #D7F0B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEB5F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.49:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.