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#CEB0ED Color

#CEB0ED is rgb(206, 176, 237) in RGB, hsl(270, 63%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 26%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.72. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CEB0ED
HEX#CEB0ED
RGBrgb(206, 176, 237)
HSLhsl(270, 63%, 81%)
HSVhsv(270, 26%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 26%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(80.4% 0.09 306.8)
LABlab(76.06% 19.71 -26.50)
LCHlch(76.06% 33.03 306.64)

What #CEB0ED 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 #CEB0ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 5.72Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 6.49Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.77Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 10.88Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 11.46Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 12.08

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

#CEB0ED Channel Values

How #CEB0ED 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 176 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 63% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 26% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.9:1 vs white · 11.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CEB0ED 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 text1.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CEB0ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CEB0ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CEB0ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CEB0ED
Complementary
#CFEDB0
Analogous
#B0B0ED
Analogous
#EDB0ED
Triadic
#EDCFB0
Triadic
#B0EDCF
Split comp.
#EDEDB0
Split comp.
#B0EDB0

Tints & Shades of #CEB0ED

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

#D4B8EF
#DBC5F2
#E0CDF4
#E8DAF7
#EDE2F8
#F5EEFB

Shades

#B282E3
#9655D8
#7A2DC8
#5E239A
#42196C
#260E3E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CEB0ED.

How #CEB0ED 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#CEB0ED
Protanopia#B6B6ED
Protanomaly#C0B3ED
Deuteranopia#BBBBEC
Deuteranomaly#C3B6ED
Tritanopia#C6B9B9
Tritanomaly#C9B6D0
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CEB0ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ceb0ed: #CEB0ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CEB0ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ceb0ed': '#CEB0ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.690, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_ceb0ed">#CEB0ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#CEB0ED"

More Purple Colors

#CEB0ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CEB0ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CEB0ED?

#CEB0ED is a lightest purple — rgb(206, 176, 237) in RGB and hsl(270, 63%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.72.

What is the RGB value of #CEB0ED?

#CEB0ED is rgb(206, 176, 237) — red 206, green 176, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CEB0ED?

#CEB0ED converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 26%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CEB0ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CEB0ED scores 1.9:1 against white and 11.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CEB0ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CEB0ED 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 12.21, which is visibly different.

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