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#CEC2FF Color

#CEC2FF is rgb(206, 194, 255) in RGB, hsl(252, 100%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 24%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CEC2FF
HEX#CEC2FF
RGBrgb(206, 194, 255)
HSLhsl(252, 100%, 88%)
HSVhsv(252, 24%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 24%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(84.5% 0.085 293.5)
LABlab(81.00% 13.45 -28.63)
LCHlch(81.00% 31.64 295.16)

What #CEC2FF 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 #CEC2FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 7.08Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 8.8Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 9.96Soap#CEC8EFΔE 11.57Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 13.62Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 13.83

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

#CEC2FF Channel Values

How #CEC2FF 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 194 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 100% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 24% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.64:1 vs white · 12.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CEC2FF 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 text1.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CEC2FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CEC2FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CEC2FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CEC2FF
Complementary
#F3FFC2
Analogous
#C2D4FF
Analogous
#EDC2FF
Triadic
#FFCEC2
Triadic
#C2FFCE
Split comp.
#FFEDC2
Split comp.
#D4FFC2

Tints & Shades of #CEC2FF

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

#D2C7FF
#DAD1FF
#DED6FF
#E7E0FF
#EBE5FF
#F3F0FF

Shades

#9D85FF
#6C47FF
#3B0AFF
#2900CC
#1D008F
#100052

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CEC2FF.

How #CEC2FF 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#CEC2FF
Protanopia#C4C4FF
Protanomaly#C8C3FF
Deuteranopia#C6C6FF
Deuteranomaly#C9C4FF
Tritanopia#C5CBCB
Tritanomaly#C9C7E2
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CEC2FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cec2ff: #CEC2FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CEC2FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cec2ff': '#CEC2FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.761, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_cec2ff">#CEC2FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#CEC2FF"

More Blue Colors

#CEC2FF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#CEC2FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CEC2FF?

#CEC2FF is a lightest blue — rgb(206, 194, 255) in RGB and hsl(252, 100%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.08.

What is the RGB value of #CEC2FF?

#CEC2FF is rgb(206, 194, 255) — red 206, green 194, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CEC2FF?

#CEC2FF converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 24%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CEC2FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CEC2FF scores 1.64:1 against white and 12.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CEC2FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CEC2FF 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 19.55, which is visibly different.

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