What color is #CEC5E9?

#CEC5E9 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEC5E9?

The RGB value is 206, 197, 233: 206 red, 197 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEC5E9?

The complementary color is #E0E9C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEC5E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEC5E9 color

#CEC5E9 rgb(206, 197, 233)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CEC5E9 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 77.3% green and 91.4% blue (206, 197, 233).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 45% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Light Purple (#CBC3E3), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.79:1).

#CEC5E9 color codes

HEX	`#CEC5E9`
RGB	`rgb(206, 197, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 77.3%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 45%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 15%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 15%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.26, 10, -16.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.26, 19.45, 300.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.125, 58.937, 85.283)`
Decimal	`13551081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEC5E9, 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 #CEC5E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEC5E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.79:1	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 #CEC5E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cec5e9; }
.text { color: #cec5e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cec5e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 197 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cec5e9, #e0c5e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CEC5E9?: #CEC5E9 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEC5E9?: The RGB value is 206, 197, 233: 206 red, 197 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEC5E9?: The complementary color is #E0E9C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEC5E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.