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Information about #CEC1E7 color

#CEC1E7 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CEC1E7 falls into the Violet Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(206, 193, 231) — 80.8% red, 75.7% green, 90.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 10 / 15 / 0 / 9. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #CEC1E7 reads as a clearly saturated twilight violet and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pale Light Grayish Violet (#D0B8E7). Slightly further away sit Fog (#D5C7E8) and Soap (#CEC8EF).

The recipe behind #CEC1E7 is rgb(206, 193, 231), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CEC1E7: 12.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#CEC1E7 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#CEC1E7 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #CEC1E7

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CEC1E7
  • RGB206, 193, 231
  • CMYK10, 15, 0, 9
  • CSSrgb(206, 193, 231)
  • HSL261°, 44%, 83%
  • HSL Precise260.526°, 44.186%, 83.137%
  • HSV261°, 16%, 91%
  • HSB261°, 16%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.906
  • GLSLvec3(0.808, 0.757, 0.906)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.808, 0.757, 0.906, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.808, 0.757, 0.906)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB90.6%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCEC1E7
  • DECIMAL ID13550055
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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