Palettes / Colors / #CEBBEC

#CEBBEC — Pale Purple

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

#CEBBEC 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 #D9ECBB; it also sits naturally between #BBC1EC and #E6BBEC. 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 73% · Blue 93%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CEBBEC

.text { color: #CEBBEC; }
.background { background-color: #CEBBEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEBBEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 187, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(263, 56%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEBBEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 187, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEBBEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 187, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CEBBEC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9ECBB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEBBEC: #000000.

How #CEBBEC 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 #CEBBEC 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

← #CEBBEB  ·  #CEBBED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEBBEC?

#CEBBEC is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 206, 187, 236). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEBBEC?

#CEBBEC is RGB 206, 187, 236 — HSL 263°, 56%, 83% — CMYK 13%, 21%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #CEBBEC?

Its complement is #D9ECBB; analogous partners are #BBC1EC and #E6BBEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEBBEC for text?

Black text on #CEBBEC has a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.