What color is #CECBDC?

#CECBDC 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 #CECBDC?

The RGB value is 206, 203, 220: 206 red, 203 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CECBDC?

The complementary color is #D9DCCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CECBDC?

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.

#CECBDC color

#CECBDC rgb(206, 203, 220)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 79.6% green and 86.3% blue (206, 203, 220).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 20% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Dust of the Moon (#CFC9DF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#CECBDC color codes

HEX	`#CECBDC`
RGB	`rgb(206, 203, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 79.6%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 20%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 8%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 8%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.38, 4.21, -8.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.38, 9.08, 297.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.725, 61.001, 76.324)`
Decimal	`13552604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#CECBDC 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 #CECBDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cecbdc; }
.text { color: #cecbdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cecbdc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 203 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cecbdc, #d6cbdc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #CECBDC?: #CECBDC 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 #CECBDC?: The RGB value is 206, 203, 220: 206 red, 203 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CECBDC?: The complementary color is #D9DCCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECBDC?: 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.