What color is #CECBE8?

#CECBE8 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 #CECBE8?

The RGB value is 206, 203, 232: 206 red, 203 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CECBE8?

The complementary color is #E5E8CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CECBE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CECBE8 color

#CECBE8 rgb(206, 203, 232)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CECBE8 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 79.6% green and 91% blue (206, 203, 232).

Its hue angle is 246°, 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 Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.33:1).

#CECBE8 color codes

HEX	`#CECBE8`
RGB	`rgb(206, 203, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 79.6%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 39%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 13%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 13%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.73, 6.59, -13.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.73, 15.41, 295.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.372, 61.66, 84.996)`
Decimal	`13552616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CECBE8, 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 #CECBE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CECBE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.33:1	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 #CECBE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cecbe8; }
.text { color: #cecbe8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cecbe8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 203 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cecbe8, #ddcbe8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CECBE8?: #CECBE8 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 #CECBE8?: The RGB value is 206, 203, 232: 206 red, 203 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CECBE8?: The complementary color is #E5E8CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECBE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.