Information about #CEC9E1 color

#CEC9E1 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CEC9E1 falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(206, 201, 225) — 80.8% red, 78.8% green, 88.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 7 / 9 / 0 / 12. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #CEC9E1 reads as a moderately toned deep-sea blue and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Confederate Grey (#CBCBDE). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sonique (#D5CEE2) and Languid Lavender (#D6CADD).

In RGB terms — rgb(206, 201, 225) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CEC9E1: 13.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. #CEC9E1 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#CEC9E1 color variations

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

#CEC9E1 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#CEC9E1 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#CEC9E1 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#CEC9E1 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#CACEE2

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#CEC9E1 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
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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
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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
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#CAD1E2
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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
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#CAE2CF
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#E2CADD
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#DDE2CA
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#CAE2CF
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#E2CAD1
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#CAE2DB
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Nearest named colors to #CEC9E1

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

Confederate Grey color link
Confederate Grey

#CBCBDE

Sonique color link
Sonique

#D5CEE2

Languid Lavender color link
Languid Lavender

#D6CADD

Light Periwinkle color link
Light Periwinkle

#C5CBE1

Fog color link
Fog

#D5C7E8

Fairytale color link
Fairytale

#C6C4DB

Link Water color link
Link Water

#C7CDD8

Zappo color link
Zappo

#C4C0E2

Sweetwaters color link
Sweetwaters

#C3D1DF

Soap color link
Soap

#CEC8EF

In The Mauve color link
In The Mauve

#CECBD1

Heartbreaker color link
Heartbreaker

#C1C2DA

#CEC9E1 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CEC9E1
  • RGB206, 201, 225
  • CMYK7, 9, 0, 12
  • CSSrgb(206, 201, 225)
  • HSL253°, 29%, 84%
  • HSL Precise252.5°, 28.571%, 83.529%
  • HSV253°, 11%, 88%
  • HSB253°, 11%, 88%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.882
  • GLSLvec3(0.808, 0.788, 0.882)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.808, 0.788, 0.882, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.808, 0.788, 0.882)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB88.2%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCEC9E1
  • DECIMAL ID13552097
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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