Palettes / Colors / #CEBEE2

#CEBEE2 — Pale Muted Purple

#CEBEE2 is a purple color we call Pale Muted 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 #CEBEE2 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.

#CEBEE2 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 #D3E3C0; it also sits naturally between #C0C1E3 and #E1C0E3. 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 75% · Blue 89%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CEBEE2

.text { color: #CEBEE2; }
.background { background-color: #CEBEE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEBEE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 190, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(267, 38%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEBEE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 190, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEBEE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 190, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CEBEE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEBEE2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3E3C0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEBEE2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEBEE2

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 #CEBEE2 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 #CEBEE2 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

← #CEBEE1  ·  #CEBEE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEBEE2?

#CEBEE2 is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 206, 190, 226). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEBEE2?

#CEBEE2 is RGB 206, 190, 226 — HSL 267°, 38%, 82% — CMYK 9%, 16%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #CEBEE2?

Its complement is #D3E3C0; analogous partners are #C0C1E3 and #E1C0E3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEBEE2 for text?

Black text on #CEBEE2 has a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.