What color is #CEBCD7?

#CEBCD7 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Girl Crush. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEBCD7?

The RGB value is 206, 188, 215: 206 red, 188 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEBCD7?

The complementary color is #C5D7BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEBCD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.8:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEBCD7 color

#CEBCD7 rgb(206, 188, 215)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CEBCD7 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 73.7% green and 84.3% blue (206, 188, 215).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 25% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Girl Crush (#D1C0DC), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.8:1).

#CEBCD7 color codes

HEX	`#CEBCD7`
RGB	`rgb(206, 188, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 73.7%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 25%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 13%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 13%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.46, 11.27, -11.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.46, 15.88, 315.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.701, 53.995, 71.765)`
Decimal	`13548759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEBCD7, 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 #CEBCD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEBCD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.8:1	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 #CEBCD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cebcd7; }
.text { color: #cebcd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cebcd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 188 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cebcd7, #d7bcd3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CEBCD7?: #CEBCD7 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Girl Crush. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEBCD7?: The RGB value is 206, 188, 215: 206 red, 188 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEBCD7?: The complementary color is #C5D7BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEBCD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.8:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.