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#CEB0EE Color

#CEB0EE is rgb(206, 176, 238) in RGB, hsl(269, 65%, 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 5.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CEB0EE
HEX#CEB0EE
RGBrgb(206, 176, 238)
HSLhsl(269, 65%, 81%)
HSVhsv(269, 26%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 26%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(80.4% 0.091 306.5)
LABlab(76.09% 19.87 -27.00)
LCHlch(76.09% 33.52 306.36)

What #CEB0EE 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 #CEB0EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 5.91Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 6.58Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.76Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 10.48Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 11.51Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 12.27

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

#CEB0EE Channel Values

How #CEB0EE 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 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 269° · S 65% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 269° · 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 · 11.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CEB0EE 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 text11.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CEB0EE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CEB0EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CEB0EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CEB0EE
Complementary
#D0EEAF
Analogous
#AFB0EE
Analogous
#EDAFEE
Triadic
#EECEAF
Triadic
#AFEECE
Split comp.
#EEEDAF
Split comp.
#B0EEAF

Tints & Shades of #CEB0EE

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

#D3B7F0
#DBC4F3
#E0CDF4
#E8D9F7
#EDE2F9
#F5EEFB

Shades

#B181E4
#9452DA
#782BCA
#5C219C
#41176D
#250D3F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CEB0EE.

How #CEB0EE 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#CEB0EE
Protanopia#B6B6EE
Protanomaly#C0B3EE
Deuteranopia#BBBBED
Deuteranomaly#C3B6EE
Tritanopia#C6B9B9
Tritanomaly#C9B6D1
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CEB0EE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ceb0ee: #CEB0EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CEB0EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ceb0ee': '#CEB0EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.690, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_ceb0ee">#CEB0EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#CEB0EE"

More Purple Colors

#CEB0EE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CEB0EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CEB0EE?

#CEB0EE is a lightest purple — rgb(206, 176, 238) in RGB and hsl(269, 65%, 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 5.91.

What is the RGB value of #CEB0EE?

#CEB0EE is rgb(206, 176, 238) — red 206, green 176, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CEB0EE?

#CEB0EE 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 #CEB0EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CEB0EE scores 1.9:1 against white and 11.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CEB0EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CEB0EE 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 12.27, which is visibly different.

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