What color is #CEBBE0?

#CEBBE0 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Sweet Lucid Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEBBE0?

The RGB value is 206, 187, 224: 206 red, 187 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEBBE0?

The complementary color is #CDE0BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEBBE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEBBE0 color

#CEBBE0 rgb(206, 187, 224)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CEBBE0 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 73.3% green and 87.8% blue (206, 187, 224).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 37% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Lucid Dreams (#CCBBDD), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.81:1).

#CEBBE0 color codes

HEX	`#CEBBE0`
RGB	`rgb(206, 187, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 73.3%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 37%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 17%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 17%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.49, 13.57, -16.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.49, 20.99, 310.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.676, 54.045, 77.952)`
Decimal	`13548512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEBBE0, 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 #CEBBE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEBBE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.81:1	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 #CEBBE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cebbe0; }
.text { color: #cebbe0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cebbe0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 187 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cebbe0, #e0bbe0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #CEBBE0?: #CEBBE0 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Sweet Lucid Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEBBE0?: The RGB value is 206, 187, 224: 206 red, 187 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEBBE0?: The complementary color is #CDE0BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEBBE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.