What color is #CEBCE6?

#CEBCE6 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viking Diva. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEBCE6?

The RGB value is 206, 188, 230: 206 red, 188 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEBCE6?

The complementary color is #D4E6BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEBCE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEBCE6 color

#CEBCE6 rgb(206, 188, 230)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CEBCE6 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 73.7% green and 90.2% blue (206, 188, 230).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 46% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Viking Diva (#CABAE0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.96:1).

#CEBCE6 color codes

HEX	`#CEBCE6`
RGB	`rgb(206, 188, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 73.7%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 46%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 18%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 18%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.93, 14.24, -18.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.93, 23.41, 307.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.717, 54.802, 82.385)`
Decimal	`13548774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEBCE6, 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 #CEBCE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEBCE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.96:1	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 #CEBCE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cebce6; }
.text { color: #cebce6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cebce6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 188 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cebce6, #e3bce6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #CEBCE6?: #CEBCE6 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viking Diva. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEBCE6?: The RGB value is 206, 188, 230: 206 red, 188 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEBCE6?: The complementary color is #D4E6BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEBCE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.