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#CEA3DB Color

#CEA3DB is rgb(206, 163, 219) in RGB, hsl(286, 44%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 26%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CEA3DB
HEX#CEA3DB
RGBrgb(206, 163, 219)
HSLhsl(286, 44%, 75%)
HSVhsv(286, 26%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 26%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(77.3% 0.091 318.2)
LABlab(72.42% 23.65 -22.27)
LCHlch(72.42% 32.48 316.73)

What #CEA3DB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CEA3DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 1.39Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 2.66Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 5.29Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 6.16Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 7.07Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 7.32

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#CEA3DB Channel Values

How #CEA3DB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 206 · G 163 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 44% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 26% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.12:1 vs white · 9.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CEA3DB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CEA3DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CEA3DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CEA3DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CEA3DB
Complementary
#B0DBA3
Analogous
#B2A3DB
Analogous
#DBA3CC
Triadic
#DBCEA3
Triadic
#A3DBCE
Split comp.
#CCDBA3
Split comp.
#A3DBB2

Tints & Shades of #CEA3DB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D4AEE0
#DCBDE5
#E2C8EA
#E8D3EE
#EDDEF2
#F5EDF8

Shades

#BB7ECD
#A75ABF
#8E40A5
#6B317D
#4C2258
#2C1433

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CEA3DB.

How #CEA3DB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CEA3DB
Protanopia#ABABDB
Protanomaly#BAA8DB
Deuteranopia#B3B3DA
Deuteranomaly#BEADDA
Tritanopia#C7ABAB
Tritanomaly#CAA8C0
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CEA3DB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cea3db: #CEA3DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CEA3DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cea3db': '#CEA3DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.639, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_cea3db">#CEA3DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#CEA3DB"

More Purple Colors

#CEA3DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CEA3DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CEA3DB?

#CEA3DB is a light purple — rgb(206, 163, 219) in RGB and hsl(286, 44%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.39.

What is the RGB value of #CEA3DB?

#CEA3DB is rgb(206, 163, 219) — red 206, green 163, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CEA3DB?

#CEA3DB converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 26%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CEA3DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CEA3DB scores 2.12:1 against white and 9.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CEA3DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CEA3DB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 7.07, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.