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#CECAED Color

#CECAED is rgb(206, 202, 237) in RGB, hsl(247, 49%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 15%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Soap (#CEC8EF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CECAED
HEX#CECAED
RGBrgb(206, 202, 237)
HSLhsl(247, 49%, 86%)
HSVhsv(247, 15%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 15%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(85.3% 0.048 290.6)
LABlab(82.49% 6.51 -16.84)
LCHlch(82.49% 18.06 291.14)

What #CECAED 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 #CECAED, 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 blue in the library.

#CECAED Channel Values

How #CECAED 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 202 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 247° · S 49% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 247° · S 15% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 15% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.58:1 vs white · 13.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CECAED 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 text1.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #CECAED

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

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 #CECAED.

How #CECAED 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#CECAED
Protanopia#CBCBED
Protanomaly#CCCAED
Deuteranopia#CBCBED
Deuteranomaly#CCCBED
Tritanopia#C9CFCF
Tritanomaly#CBCDDC
Achromatopsia#CECECE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CECAED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cecaed: #CECAED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CECAED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cecaed': '#CECAED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.792, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_cecaed">#CECAED</color>
SVG fillfill="#CECAED"

More Blue Colors

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

#CECAED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CECAED?

#CECAED is a lightest blue — rgb(206, 202, 237) in RGB and hsl(247, 49%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Soap (#CEC8EF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.22.

What is the RGB value of #CECAED?

#CECAED is rgb(206, 202, 237) — red 206, green 202, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CECAED?

#CECAED converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 15%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CECAED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CECAED scores 1.58:1 against white and 13.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CECAED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CECAED 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 10, which is visibly different.

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