Close to Heather
#CEBAE4
#CEBAE4 is a very light, muted purple, close to the color Heather. In RGB it’s made of 80.8% red, 72.9% green, and 89.4% blue. Its hue is 269°, with 44% saturation and 81% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #CEBAE4.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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11.77:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.78:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.77:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CEBAE4 as they’d see it.
#CEBAE4 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #CEBAE4
What color is #CEBAE4?
#CEBAE4 is a very light, muted purple, close to the color Heather. In RGB it’s made of 80.8% red, 72.9% green, and 89.4% blue. Its hue is 269°, with 44% saturation and 81% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #CEBAE4 in RGB?
#CEBAE4 is rgb(206, 186, 228): 206 red, 186 green, and 228 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #CEBAE4 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(10, 18, 0, 11). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #CEBAE4?
PANTONE 2635 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #CEBAE4?
Its complement #B4C99F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.