What color is #CECEF7?

#CECEF7 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CECEF7?

The RGB value is 206, 206, 247: 206 red, 206 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CECEF7?

The complementary color is #F7F7CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CECEF7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.8:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CECEF7 color

#CECEF7 rgb(206, 206, 247)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CECEF7 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 80.8% green and 96.9% blue (206, 206, 247).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 72% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Periwinkle (#CCCCFF), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.8:1).

#CECEF7 color codes

HEX	`#CECEF7`
RGB	`rgb(206, 206, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 80.8%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 72%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 17%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 17%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.95, 8.11, -20.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.95, 21.64, 292.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.31, 63.979, 96.939)`
Decimal	`13553399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CECEF7, 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 #CECEF7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CECEF7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.8:1	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 #CECEF7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cecef7; }
.text { color: #cecef7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cecef7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 206 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cecef7, #e3cef7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CECEF7?: #CECEF7 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CECEF7?: The RGB value is 206, 206, 247: 206 red, 206 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CECEF7?: The complementary color is #F7F7CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECEF7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.8:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.