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#CEB2FA — Pale Vivid Purple

#CEB2FA is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #CEB2FA 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.

#CEB2FA 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 #DFFAB2; it also sits naturally between #B2BBFA and #F2B2FA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CEB2FA · RGB 206, 178, 250

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Color values

HEX#CEB2FA
RGB206, 178, 250
HSL263°, 88%, 84%
HSV263°, 29%, 98%
CMYK18%, 29%, 0%, 2%
XYZ58.63, 51.86, 97.36
Yxy51.86, 0.2821, 0.2495
CIE-Lab77.20, 23.90, -31.99
Hunter Lab72.02, 23.50, -34.96

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 70% · Blue 98%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CEB2FA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CEB2FA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CEB2FA

.text { color: #CEB2FA; }
.background { background-color: #CEB2FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEB2FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 178, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(263, 88%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEB2FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 178, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEB2FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 178, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CEB2FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEB2FA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CEB2FA

#B58CF8#9D66F5#843FF3#6B19F0#590DD3#490BAD#390986#290660#18043A#080113

Tints of #CEB2FA

#D1B7FA#D4BCFB#DAC5FB#DDCAFC#E0CFFC#E3D4FC#E6D9FD#EDE2FD#F0E7FD#F3ECFE

Tones of #CEB2FA

#CFB8F5#D0BCF0#D1C2EB#D3C7E6#D4CCE0#D5D1DC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFFAB2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.85:1 Fails
Against black text11.37:1 AAA

Best text color on #CEB2FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEB2FA

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CEB2FA: ·

How #CEB2FA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C2C2E9Deuteranopia · #C4C6E4Tritanopia · #CDDBD8

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CEB2FA rather than the exact color:

Palette 0c134f
#0C134F · #1D267D · #5C469C · #D4ADFC
Scarlet Mosaic
#D0B5F2 · #9F6BE1 · #7E32DC · #6020B1
Palette Fcffa6
#FCFFA6 · #C1FFD7 · #B5DEFF · #CAB8FF
Palette Fbf0b2
#FBF0B2 · #FFC7EA · #D8B4F8 · #CAEDFF
Palette 421b9b
#421B9B · #A06EE1 · #CBBCF6 · #CEF9E2
Palette Fbfbfb
#FBFBFB · #E8F9FF · #C4D9FF · #C5BAFF

Similar colors

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

#D4ADFC#D0B5F2#CAB8FF#D8B4F8#CBBCF6#C5BAFF#D9ACF5#C9BEFF#D0BFFF#DAABF7#D7B3EF#DCB0F4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CEB2F9  ·  #CEB2FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEB2FA?

#CEB2FA is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 206, 178, 250). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEB2FA?

#CEB2FA is RGB 206, 178, 250 — HSL 263°, 88%, 84% — CMYK 18%, 29%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #CEB2FA?

Its complement is #DFFAB2; analogous partners are #B2BBFA and #F2B2FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEB2FA for text?

Black text on #CEB2FA has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.