What color is #CEC3E7?

#CEC3E7 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Digital Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEC3E7?

The RGB value is 206, 195, 231: 206 red, 195 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEC3E7?

The complementary color is #DCE7C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEC3E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEC3E7 color

#CEC3E7 rgb(206, 195, 231)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CEC3E7 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 76.5% green and 90.6% blue (206, 195, 231).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 43% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Digital Lavender (#CAC0E1), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.58:1).

#CEC3E7 color codes

HEX	`#CEC3E7`
RGB	`rgb(206, 195, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 76.5%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 43%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 16%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 16%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.7, 10.67, -16.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.7, 19.61, 302.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.39, 57.921, 83.637)`
Decimal	`13550567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEC3E7, 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 #CEC3E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEC3E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.58:1	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 #CEC3E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cec3e7; }
.text { color: #cec3e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cec3e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 195 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cec3e7, #e0c3e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CEC3E7?: #CEC3E7 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Digital Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEC3E7?: The RGB value is 206, 195, 231: 206 red, 195 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEC3E7?: The complementary color is #DCE7C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEC3E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.