What color is #CEC5D8?

#CEC5D8 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEC5D8?

The RGB value is 206, 197, 216: 206 red, 197 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEC5D8?

The complementary color is #CFD8C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEC5D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEC5D8 color

#CEC5D8 rgb(206, 197, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEC5D8 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 77.3% green and 84.7% blue (206, 197, 216).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 20% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Dust of the Moon (#CFC9DF), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.6:1).

#CEC5D8 color codes

HEX	`#CEC5D8`
RGB	`rgb(206, 197, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 77.3%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 20%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 9%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 9%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.75, 6.63, -8.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.75, 10.65, 308.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.812, 58.012, 73.104)`
Decimal	`13551064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEC5D8, 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 #CEC5D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEC5D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.6:1	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 #CEC5D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cec5d8; }
.text { color: #cec5d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cec5d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 197 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cec5d8, #d8c5d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #CEC5D8?: #CEC5D8 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEC5D8?: The RGB value is 206, 197, 216: 206 red, 197 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEC5D8?: The complementary color is #CFD8C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEC5D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.