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#CEA6DD Color

#CEA6DD is rgb(206, 166, 221) in RGB, hsl(284, 45%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 25%, 0%, 13%) 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 1.7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CEA6DD
HEX#CEA6DD
RGBrgb(206, 166, 221)
HSLhsl(284, 45%, 76%)
HSVhsv(284, 25%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 25%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(77.9% 0.088 316.7)
LABlab(73.19% 22.40 -22.19)
LCHlch(73.19% 31.53 315.27)

What #CEA6DD 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 #CEA6DD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#CEA6DD Channel Values

How #CEA6DD 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 166 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 284° · S 45% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 284° · S 25% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CEA6DD 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 text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CEA6DD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CEA6DD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #CEA6DD

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

Shades

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How #CEA6DD 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#CEA6DD
Protanopia#AEAEDD
Protanomaly#BBABDD
Deuteranopia#B5B5DC
Deuteranomaly#BFAFDC
Tritanopia#C7AEAE
Tritanomaly#CAABC3
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

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Using #CEA6DD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cea6dd: #CEA6DD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CEA6DD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cea6dd': '#CEA6DD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.651, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_cea6dd">#CEA6DD</color>
SVG fillfill="#CEA6DD"

More Purple Colors

#CEA6DD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CEA6DD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CEA6DD?

#CEA6DD is a light purple — rgb(206, 166, 221) in RGB and hsl(284, 45%, 76%) 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 1.7.

What is the RGB value of #CEA6DD?

#CEA6DD is rgb(206, 166, 221) — red 206, green 166, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CEA6DD?

#CEA6DD converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 25%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CEA6DD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CEA6DD scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CEA6DD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CEA6DD 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 8.25, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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