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#CEA4DB Color

#CEA4DB is rgb(206, 164, 219) in RGB, hsl(286, 43%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 25%, 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 1.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CEA4DB
HEX#CEA4DB
RGBrgb(206, 164, 219)
HSLhsl(286, 43%, 75%)
HSVhsv(286, 25%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 25%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(77.5% 0.089 318.1)
LABlab(72.65% 23.14 -21.91)
LCHlch(72.65% 31.86 316.56)

What #CEA4DB 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 #CEA4DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 1.66Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 3.13Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 5.44Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 6.16Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 7.36Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 7.54

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

#CEA4DB Channel Values

How #CEA4DB 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 164 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 43% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 25% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.11:1 vs white · 9.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CEA4DB 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 text2.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CEA4DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CEA4DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CEA4DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CEA4DB
Complementary
#B1DBA4
Analogous
#B2A4DB
Analogous
#DBA4CC
Triadic
#DBCEA4
Triadic
#A4DBCE
Split comp.
#CCDBA4
Split comp.
#A4DBB2

Tints & Shades of #CEA4DB

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

#D4AFDF
#DCBDE5
#E2C8E9
#E7D3EE
#EDDEF2
#F5EDF8

Shades

#BA7FCC
#A75BBE
#8D41A4
#6B317C
#4B2358
#2C1433

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CEA4DB.

How #CEA4DB 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#CEA4DB
Protanopia#ACACDB
Protanomaly#BBA9DB
Deuteranopia#B3B3DA
Deuteranomaly#BFADDA
Tritanopia#C7ACAC
Tritanomaly#CAA9C1
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CEA4DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cea4db: #CEA4DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CEA4DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cea4db': '#CEA4DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.643, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_cea4db">#CEA4DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#CEA4DB"

More Purple Colors

#CEA4DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CEA4DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CEA4DB?

#CEA4DB is a light purple — rgb(206, 164, 219) in RGB and hsl(286, 43%, 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 1.66.

What is the RGB value of #CEA4DB?

#CEA4DB is rgb(206, 164, 219) — red 206, green 164, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CEA4DB?

#CEA4DB converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 25%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CEA4DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CEA4DB scores 2.11:1 against white and 9.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CEA4DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CEA4DB 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 7.54, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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