Palettes / Colors / #CEB2EB

#CEB2EB — Light Purple

#CEB2EB is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #CEB2EB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#CEB2EB is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D0EBB2; it also sits naturally between #B2B3EB and #EAB2EB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 70% · Blue 92%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #CEB2EB

.text { color: #CEB2EB; }
.background { background-color: #CEB2EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEB2EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 178, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(269, 59%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEB2EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 178, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEB2EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 178, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CEB2EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEB2EB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D0EBB2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEB2EB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEB2EB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #CEB2EB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CEB2EB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEB2EB?

#CEB2EB is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 206, 178, 235). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEB2EB?

#CEB2EB is RGB 206, 178, 235 — HSL 269°, 59%, 81% — CMYK 12%, 24%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #CEB2EB?

Its complement is #D0EBB2; analogous partners are #B2B3EB and #EAB2EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEB2EB for text?

Black text on #CEB2EB has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.88:1.