What color is #CEC8E1?

#CEC8E1 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEC8E1?

The RGB value is 206, 200, 225: 206 red, 200 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEC8E1?

The complementary color is #DBE1C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEC8E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEC8E1 color

#CEC8E1 rgb(206, 200, 225)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CEC8E1 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 78.4% green and 88.2% blue (206, 200, 225).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 29% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.97:1).

#CEC8E1 color codes

HEX	`#CEC8E1`
RGB	`rgb(206, 200, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 78.4%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 29%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 11%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 11%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.77, 6.79, -11.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.77, 13.47, 300.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.696, 59.866, 79.63)`
Decimal	`13551841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEC8E1, 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 #CEC8E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEC8E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.97:1	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 #CEC8E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cec8e1; }
.text { color: #cec8e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cec8e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 200 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cec8e1, #dac8e1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #CEC8E1?: #CEC8E1 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEC8E1?: The RGB value is 206, 200, 225: 206 red, 200 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEC8E1?: The complementary color is #DBE1C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEC8E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.