#CEA2E2#CEA2E2
#CEA2E2 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.445; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.101 H 315.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CEA2E2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 162, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 52%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(281, 28%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.8%, 28.3%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.53, 27.60, -26.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.53, 38.01, 316.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.4% 0.0714 -0.0713) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.4% 0.101 315) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.0993, 44.4543, 77.7727) |
| Luminance | 0.4445 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 4.01
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.09
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 5.20
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 5.32
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 5.51
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CEA2E2 #B6E2A2
analogous
#AEA2E2 #CEA2E2 #E2A2D6
triadic
#CEA2E2 #E2CEA2 #A2E2CE
tetradic
#CEA2E2 #E2AEA2 #B6E2A2 #A2D6E2
square
#CEA2E2 #E2AEA2 #B6E2A2 #A2D6E2
split-complementary
#CEA2E2 #D6E2A2 #A2E2AE
monochromatic
#9D45C5 #B573D3 #CEA2E2 #E7D1F1 #F3E8F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#CEA2E2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.89
#CEA2E2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CEA2E2
9.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CEA2E2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CEA2E2 | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.89 | 9.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99AFE5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3B3E0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CDAAB9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cea2e2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 162, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.101 315.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddbeeb',
500: '#cea2e2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cea2e2; $custom-light: #ddbeeb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cea2e2",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 162,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 281.25,
"s": 52.459,
"l": 76.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77404,
"c": 0.10087,
"h": 315
},
"luminance": 0.44453
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CEA2E2
secondary
#E2EFDC
accent
#C02656
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FBF6FD
border
#D4D0D5
text
#151216
muted
#838184