#CEBEE2

A color in the Violet family

#cebee2 is a color in the Violet family: RGB(206, 190, 226), HSL(267°, 38%, 82%), CMYK(9%, 16%, 0%, 11%). Closest named color: thistle. Contrast is 1.74:1 on white and 12.09:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#cebee2
RGBrgb(206 190 226)
RGB (legacy)rgb(206, 190, 226)
RGB %rgb(81% 75% 89%)
HSLhsl(267 38% 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267, 16%, 89%)
HWBhwb(267 75% 11%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 16%, 0%, 11%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(79.19 10.86 -15.9)
LCHlch(79.19 19.25 304.34)
OKLaboklab(0.8262 0.0304 -0.0428)
OKLCHoklch(0.8262 0.0525 305.38)
Decimal13549282

Properties

Color ToneViolet
Closest named colorthistle ΔE 2
Closest web-safe color#cccccc
Hue267°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)38% / 16%
Lightness (HSL)82%
Brightness or Value (HSV)89%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)78% / 77%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.5544
Red / Green / Blue206 / 190 / 226

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.74:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
12.09:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 31.5 / -71.2 · As background with white / black text: Lc -35.4 / 72.3

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

Similar Named Colors

Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #cebee2;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(82.62% 0.0525 305.38);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(206 190 226 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#cebee2] text-[#cebee2] border-[#cebee2]">