What color is #CECBEA?

#CECBEA 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 #CECBEA?

The RGB value is 206, 203, 234: 206 red, 203 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CECBEA?

The complementary color is #E7EACB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CECBEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.35:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CECBEA color

#CECBEA rgb(206, 203, 234)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 79.6% green and 91.8% blue (206, 203, 234).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 42% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.35:1).

#CECBEA color codes

HEX	`#CECBEA`
RGB	`rgb(206, 203, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 79.6%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 42%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 13%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 13%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.79, 7, -14.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.79, 16.46, 295.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.658, 61.774, 86.501)`
Decimal	`13552618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CECBEA, 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 #CECBEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CECBEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.35:1	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 #CECBEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cecbea; }
.text { color: #cecbea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cecbea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 203 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cecbea, #decbea); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CECBEA?: #CECBEA 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 #CECBEA?: The RGB value is 206, 203, 234: 206 red, 203 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CECBEA?: The complementary color is #E7EACB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECBEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.35:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.