What color is #CEC0DF?

#CEC0DF is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Girl Crush. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEC0DF?

The RGB value is 206, 192, 223: 206 red, 192 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEC0DF?

The complementary color is #D1DFC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEC0DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEC0DF color

#CEC0DF rgb(206, 192, 223)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CEC0DF is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 75.3% green and 87.5% blue (206, 192, 223).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 33% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Girl Crush (#D1C0DC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.23:1).

#CEC0DF color codes

HEX	`#CEC0DF`
RGB	`rgb(206, 192, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 75.3%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 33%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 14%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 14%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.7, 10.68, -13.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.7, 17.33, 308.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.62, 56.149, 77.6)`
Decimal	`13549791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEC0DF, 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 #CEC0DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEC0DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.23:1	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 #CEC0DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cec0df; }
.text { color: #cec0df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cec0df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 192 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cec0df, #dec0df); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CEC0DF?: #CEC0DF is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Girl Crush. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEC0DF?: The RGB value is 206, 192, 223: 206 red, 192 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEC0DF?: The complementary color is #D1DFC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEC0DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.