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#CEBBC9 Color

#CEBBC9 is rgb(206, 187, 201) in RGB, hsl(316, 16%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 9%, 2%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CEBBC9
HEX#CEBBC9
RGBrgb(206, 187, 201)
HSLhsl(316, 16%, 77%)
HSVhsv(316, 9%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 2%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(81.2% 0.029 335)
LABlab(77.81% 8.80 -4.50)
LCHlch(77.81% 9.88 332.90)

What #CEBBC9 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 #CEBBC9, 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 pink in the library.

#CEBBC9 Channel Values

How #CEBBC9 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 187 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 316° · S 16% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 316° · S 9% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 9% · Y 2% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.81:1 vs white · 11.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CEBBC9 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 text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CEBBC9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CEBBC9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CEBBC9; 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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Tints & Shades of #CEBBC9

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CEBBC9.

How #CEBBC9 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#CEBBC9
Protanopia#BEBEC9
Protanomaly#C5BDC9
Deuteranopia#C2C2C8
Deuteranomaly#C7BFC9
Tritanopia#CCBDBD
Tritanomaly#CDBCC2
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CEBBC9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cebbc9: #CEBBC9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CEBBC9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cebbc9': '#CEBBC9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.733, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_cebbc9">#CEBBC9</color>
SVG fillfill="#CEBBC9"

More Pink Colors

#CEBBC9 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CEBBC9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CEBBC9?

#CEBBC9 is a light pink — rgb(206, 187, 201) in RGB and hsl(316, 16%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.79.

What is the RGB value of #CEBBC9?

#CEBBC9 is rgb(206, 187, 201) — red 206, green 187, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CEBBC9?

#CEBBC9 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 2%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CEBBC9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CEBBC9 scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CEBBC9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CEBBC9 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 6.29, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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