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#CEB4DA Color

#CEB4DA is rgb(206, 180, 218) in RGB, hsl(281, 34%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 17%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lilac (#C8A2C8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CEB4DA
HEX#CEB4DA
RGBrgb(206, 180, 218)
HSLhsl(281, 34%, 78%)
HSVhsv(281, 17%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 17%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(80.4% 0.06 315.1)
LABlab(76.50% 14.76 -15.61)
LCHlch(76.50% 21.48 313.40)

What #CEB4DA 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 #CEB4DA, 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.

#CEB4DA Channel Values

How #CEB4DA 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 180 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 34% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 17% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CEB4DA 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 text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CEB4DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CEB4DA; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #CEB4DA

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CEB4DA.

How #CEB4DA 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#CEB4DA
Protanopia#B9B9DA
Protanomaly#C2B7DA
Deuteranopia#BDBDD9
Deuteranomaly#C4BADA
Tritanopia#C9B9B9
Tritanomaly#CBB7C7
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CEB4DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ceb4da: #CEB4DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CEB4DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ceb4da': '#CEB4DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.706, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_ceb4da">#CEB4DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#CEB4DA"

More Purple Colors

#CEB4DA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CEB4DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CEB4DA?

#CEB4DA is a light purple — rgb(206, 180, 218) in RGB and hsl(281, 34%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lilac (#C8A2C8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.28.

What is the RGB value of #CEB4DA?

#CEB4DA is rgb(206, 180, 218) — red 206, green 180, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CEB4DA?

#CEB4DA converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 17%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CEB4DA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CEB4DA scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CEB4DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CEB4DA 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 7.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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