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#CEBAFD Color

#CEBAFD is rgb(206, 186, 253) in RGB, hsl(258, 94%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 26%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), visibly different at ΔE 10.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CEBAFD
HEX#CEBAFD
RGBrgb(206, 186, 253)
HSLhsl(258, 94%, 86%)
HSVhsv(258, 26%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 26%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(82.9% 0.095 298)
LABlab(78.98% 17.19 -30.64)
LCHlch(78.98% 35.14 299.29)

What #CEBAFD 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 #CEBAFD, 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.

#CEBAFD Channel Values

How #CEBAFD 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 186 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 94% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 26% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CEBAFD 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #CEBAFD

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

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CEBAFD

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 #CEBAFD.

How #CEBAFD 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#CEBAFD
Protanopia#BEBEFD
Protanomaly#C4BCFD
Deuteranopia#C1C1FD
Deuteranomaly#C6BEFD
Tritanopia#C4C4C4
Tritanomaly#C8C0DD
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CEBAFD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cebafd: #CEBAFD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CEBAFD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cebafd': '#CEBAFD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.729, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_cebafd">#CEBAFD</color>
SVG fillfill="#CEBAFD"

More Purple Colors

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

#CEBAFD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CEBAFD?

#CEBAFD is a lightest purple — rgb(206, 186, 253) in RGB and hsl(258, 94%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.58.

What is the RGB value of #CEBAFD?

#CEBAFD is rgb(206, 186, 253) — red 206, green 186, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CEBAFD?

#CEBAFD converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 26%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CEBAFD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CEBAFD scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CEBAFD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CEBAFD 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 17.06, which is visibly different.

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