What color is #CEC7E7?

#CEC7E7 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEC7E7?

The RGB value is 206, 199, 231: 206 red, 199 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEC7E7?

The complementary color is #E0E7C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEC7E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEC7E7 color

#CEC7E7 rgb(206, 199, 231)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CEC7E7 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 78% green and 90.6% blue (206, 199, 231).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 40% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Light Purple (#CBC3E3), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.95:1).

#CEC7E7 color codes

HEX	`#CEC7E7`
RGB	`rgb(206, 199, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 78%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 40%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 14%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 14%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.7, 8.53, -14.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.7, 17.21, 299.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.298, 59.738, 83.94)`
Decimal	`13551591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEC7E7, 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 #CEC7E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEC7E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.95:1	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 #CEC7E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cec7e7; }
.text { color: #cec7e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cec7e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 199 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cec7e7, #dec7e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CEC7E7?: #CEC7E7 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEC7E7?: The RGB value is 206, 199, 231: 206 red, 199 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEC7E7?: The complementary color is #E0E7C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEC7E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.