#CEA3E2#CEA3E2
#CEA3E2 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 77.6% C 0.099 H 314.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CEA3E2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 163, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 52%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(281, 28%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.8%, 27.9%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.77, 27.05, -25.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.77, 37.37, 316.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.58% 0.0699 -0.0703) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.58% 0.099 314.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.2761, 44.8080, 77.8317) |
| Luminance | 0.4481 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 4.07
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.23
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 5.16
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 5.25
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 5.37
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CEA3E2 #B7E2A3
analogous
#AFA3E2 #CEA3E2 #E2A3D7
triadic
#CEA3E2 #E2CEA3 #A3E2CE
tetradic
#CEA3E2 #E2AFA3 #B7E2A3 #A3D7E2
square
#CEA3E2 #E2AFA3 #B7E2A3 #A3D7E2
split-complementary
#CEA3E2 #D7E2A3 #A3E2AF
monochromatic
#9C46C5 #B574D3 #CEA3E2 #E7D2F1 #F3E8F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#CEA3E2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.96
#CEA3E2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CEA3E2
9.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CEA3E2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CEA3E2 | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.96 | 9.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AB0E5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3B4E0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CDABB9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cea3e2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 163, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.099 314.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddbeeb',
500: '#cea3e2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cea3e2; $custom-light: #ddbeeb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cea3e2",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 163,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 280.952,
"s": 52.066,
"l": 76.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77583,
"c": 0.09912,
"h": 314.8
},
"luminance": 0.44807
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CEA3E2
secondary
#E2EFDC
accent
#BF2657
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FBF7FD
border
#D4D0D5
text
#151216
muted
#838184