What color is #CEC6DB?

#CEC6DB 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 #CEC6DB?

The RGB value is 206, 198, 219: 206 red, 198 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEC6DB?

The complementary color is #D3DBC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEC6DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEC6DB color

#CEC6DB rgb(206, 198, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEC6DB is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 77.6% green and 85.9% blue (206, 198, 219).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 23% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Dust of the Moon (#CFC9DF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.72:1).

#CEC6DB color codes

HEX	`#CEC6DB`
RGB	`rgb(206, 198, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 77.6%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 23%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 10%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 10%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.08, 6.68, -9.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.08, 11.56, 305.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.432, 58.624, 75.241)`
Decimal	`13551323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEC6DB, 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 #CEC6DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEC6DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.72:1	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 #CEC6DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cec6db; }
.text { color: #cec6db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cec6db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 198 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cec6db, #d9c6db); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CEC6DB?: #CEC6DB 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 #CEC6DB?: The RGB value is 206, 198, 219: 206 red, 198 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEC6DB?: The complementary color is #D3DBC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEC6DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.