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#CEA7EC Color

#CEA7EC is rgb(206, 167, 236) in RGB, hsl(274, 64%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 29%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CEA7EC
HEX#CEA7EC
RGBrgb(206, 167, 236)
HSLhsl(274, 64%, 79%)
HSVhsv(274, 29%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 29%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(78.7% 0.104 309.9)
LABlab(73.88% 24.19 -29.28)
LCHlch(73.88% 37.98 309.57)

What #CEA7EC 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 #CEA7EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 5.36Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 5.92Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 6.98Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.31Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 9.89Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 11.73

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

#CEA7EC Channel Values

How #CEA7EC 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 167 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 64% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 29% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.03:1 vs white · 10.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CEA7EC 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 text2.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CEA7EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CEA7EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CEA7EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CEA7EC
Complementary
#C5ECA7
Analogous
#ACA7EC
Analogous
#ECA7E7
Triadic
#ECCEA7
Triadic
#A7ECCE
Split comp.
#E7ECA7
Split comp.
#A7ECAC

Tints & Shades of #CEA7EC

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

#D5B4EE
#DABCF0
#E1C9F3
#E8D5F6
#EFE2F9
#F3EAFA

Shades

#B479E2
#9D4FD8
#822BC5
#642197
#451769
#2A0E3F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CEA7EC.

How #CEA7EC 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#CEA7EC
Protanopia#AEAEEC
Protanomaly#BCACEC
Deuteranopia#B5B5EB
Deuteranomaly#C0B0EC
Tritanopia#C5B2B2
Tritanomaly#C9AECC
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CEA7EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cea7ec: #CEA7EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CEA7EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cea7ec': '#CEA7EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.655, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_cea7ec">#CEA7EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#CEA7EC"

More Purple Colors

#CEA7EC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CEA7EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CEA7EC?

#CEA7EC is a light purple — rgb(206, 167, 236) in RGB and hsl(274, 64%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.36.

What is the RGB value of #CEA7EC?

#CEA7EC is rgb(206, 167, 236) — red 206, green 167, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CEA7EC?

#CEA7EC converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 29%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CEA7EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CEA7EC scores 2.03:1 against white and 10.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CEA7EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CEA7EC 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 9.89, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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