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#CEC3FE Color

#CEC3FE is rgb(206, 195, 254) in RGB, hsl(251, 97%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 23%, 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 6.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CEC3FE
HEX#CEC3FE
RGBrgb(206, 195, 254)
HSLhsl(251, 97%, 88%)
HSVhsv(251, 23%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 23%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(84.6% 0.082 293.1)
LABlab(81.22% 12.78 -27.77)
LCHlch(81.22% 30.57 294.71)

What #CEC3FE 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 #CEC3FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 6.05Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 7.82Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 10Soap#CEC8EFΔE 10.48Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 14.03Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 14.16

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

#CEC3FE Channel Values

How #CEC3FE 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 195 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 251° · S 97% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 251° · S 23% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.63:1 vs white · 12.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CEC3FE 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 text1.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CEC3FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CEC3FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CEC3FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CEC3FE
Complementary
#F3FEC3
Analogous
#C3D6FE
Analogous
#EBC3FE
Triadic
#FECEC3
Triadic
#C3FECE
Split comp.
#FEEBC3
Split comp.
#D6FEC3

Tints & Shades of #CEC3FE

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

#D2C8FE
#DAD2FE
#DED7FE
#E6E1FF
#EAE6FF
#F3F0FF

Shades

#9C86FD
#6B4AFC
#390EFB
#2703C9
#1C028D
#100150

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CEC3FE.

How #CEC3FE 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#CEC3FE
Protanopia#C5C5FE
Protanomaly#C9C4FE
Deuteranopia#C7C7FE
Deuteranomaly#CAC5FE
Tritanopia#C5CCCC
Tritanomaly#C9C8E2
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CEC3FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cec3fe: #CEC3FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CEC3FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cec3fe': '#CEC3FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.765, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_cec3fe">#CEC3FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#CEC3FE"

More Blue Colors

#CEC3FE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CEC3FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CEC3FE?

#CEC3FE is a lightest blue — rgb(206, 195, 254) in RGB and hsl(251, 97%, 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 6.05.

What is the RGB value of #CEC3FE?

#CEC3FE is rgb(206, 195, 254) — red 206, green 195, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CEC3FE?

#CEC3FE converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 23%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CEC3FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CEC3FE scores 1.63:1 against white and 12.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CEC3FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CEC3FE 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 18.67, which is visibly different.

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