What color is #CEC4D9?

#CEC4D9 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Bliss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEC4D9?

The RGB value is 206, 196, 217: 206 red, 196 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEC4D9?

The complementary color is #CFD9C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEC4D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEC4D9 color

#CEC4D9 rgb(206, 196, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEC4D9 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 76.9% green and 85.1% blue (206, 196, 217).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 22% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Bliss (#CEC3DD), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.52:1).

#CEC4D9 color codes

HEX	`#CEC4D9`
RGB	`rgb(206, 196, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 76.9%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 22%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 10%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 10%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.52, 7.36, -9.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.52, 11.78, 308.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.716, 57.612, 73.712)`
Decimal	`13550809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEC4D9, 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 #CEC4D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEC4D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.52:1	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 #CEC4D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cec4d9; }
.text { color: #cec4d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cec4d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 196 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cec4d9, #d9c4d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #CEC4D9?: #CEC4D9 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Bliss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEC4D9?: The RGB value is 206, 196, 217: 206 red, 196 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEC4D9?: The complementary color is #CFD9C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEC4D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.