What color is #CEC8E7?

#CEC8E7 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 #CEC8E7?

The RGB value is 206, 200, 231: 206 red, 200 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEC8E7?

The complementary color is #E1E7C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEC8E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.04:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEC8E7 color

#CEC8E7 rgb(206, 200, 231)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CEC8E7 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 78.4% green and 90.6% blue (206, 200, 231).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 39% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 13% 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 13.04:1).

#CEC8E7 color codes

HEX	`#CEC8E7`
RGB	`rgb(206, 200, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 78.4%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 39%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 13%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 13%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.95, 7.99, -14.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.95, 16.62, 298.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.529, 60.2, 84.017)`
Decimal	`13551847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEC8E7, 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 #CEC8E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEC8E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.04:1	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 #CEC8E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cec8e7; }
.text { color: #cec8e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cec8e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 200 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cec8e7, #dec8e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CEC8E7?: #CEC8E7 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 #CEC8E7?: The RGB value is 206, 200, 231: 206 red, 200 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEC8E7?: The complementary color is #E1E7C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEC8E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.04:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.