What color is #CEBFEB?

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

What is the RGB value of #CEBFEB?

The RGB value is 206, 191, 235: 206 red, 191 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEBFEB?

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

Is black or white text better on #CEBFEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEBFEB color

#CEBFEB rgb(206, 191, 235)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 74.9% green and 92.2% blue (206, 191, 235).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 52% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Viking Diva (#CABAE0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.28:1).

#CEBFEB color codes

HEX	`#CEBFEB`
RGB	`rgb(206, 191, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 74.9%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 52%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 19%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 19%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.83, 13.64, -19.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.83, 24.13, 304.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.077, 56.382, 86.352)`
Decimal	`13549547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEBFEB, 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 #CEBFEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEBFEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.28:1	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 #CEBFEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cebfeb; }
.text { color: #cebfeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cebfeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 191 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cebfeb, #e4bfeb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CEBFEB?: #CEBFEB is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Viking Diva. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEBFEB?: The RGB value is 206, 191, 235: 206 red, 191 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEBFEB?: The complementary color is #DCEBBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEBFEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.