What color is #CECBF0?

#CECBF0 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CECBF0?

The RGB value is 206, 203, 240: 206 red, 203 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CECBF0?

The complementary color is #EDF0CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CECBF0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CECBF0 color

#CECBF0 rgb(206, 203, 240)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CECBF0 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 79.6% green and 94.1% blue (206, 203, 240).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 55% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Light Purple (#CBC3E3), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.42:1).

#CECBF0 color codes

HEX	`#CECBF0`
RGB	`rgb(206, 203, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 79.6%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 55%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 15%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 15%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.98, 8.24, -17.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.98, 19.63, 294.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.534, 62.124, 91.118)`
Decimal	`13552624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CECBF0, 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 #CECBF0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CECBF0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.42:1	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 #CECBF0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cecbf0; }
.text { color: #cecbf0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cecbf0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 203 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cecbf0, #e1cbf0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CECBF0?: #CECBF0 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CECBF0?: The RGB value is 206, 203, 240: 206 red, 203 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CECBF0?: The complementary color is #EDF0CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECBF0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.