What color is #CECAE5?

#CECAE5 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CECAE5?

The RGB value is 206, 202, 229: 206 red, 202 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CECAE5?

The complementary color is #E1E5CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CECAE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.2:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CECAE5 color

#CECAE5 rgb(206, 202, 229)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CECAE5 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 79.2% green and 89.8% blue (206, 202, 229).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 34% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.2:1).

#CECAE5 color codes

HEX	`#CECAE5`
RGB	`rgb(206, 202, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 79.2%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 34%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 12%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 12%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.39, 6.52, -12.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.39, 14.4, 296.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.714, 61.02, 82.693)`
Decimal	`13552357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CECAE5, 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 #CECAE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CECAE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.2:1	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 #CECAE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cecae5; }
.text { color: #cecae5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cecae5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 202 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cecae5, #dccae5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CECAE5?: #CECAE5 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CECAE5?: The RGB value is 206, 202, 229: 206 red, 202 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CECAE5?: The complementary color is #E1E5CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECAE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.2:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.