What color is #CEC7DD?

#CEC7DD is a very 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 #CEC7DD?

The RGB value is 206, 199, 221: 206 red, 199 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEC7DD?

The complementary color is #D6DDC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEC7DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEC7DD color

#CEC7DD rgb(206, 199, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEC7DD is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 78% green and 86.7% blue (206, 199, 221).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 24% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Dust of the Moon (#CFC9DF), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.84:1).

#CEC7DD color codes

HEX	`#CEC7DD`
RGB	`rgb(206, 199, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 78%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 24%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 10%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 10%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.4, 6.53, -10.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.4, 11.98, 303.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.926, 59.189, 76.713)`
Decimal	`13551581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEC7DD, 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 #CEC7DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEC7DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.84:1	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 #CEC7DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cec7dd; }
.text { color: #cec7dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cec7dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 199 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cec7dd, #d9c7dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CEC7DD?: #CEC7DD is a very 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 #CEC7DD?: The RGB value is 206, 199, 221: 206 red, 199 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEC7DD?: The complementary color is #D6DDC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEC7DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.