Palettes / Colors / #CEBFEE
#CEBFEE — Pale Purple
#CEBFEE is a purple color we call Pale Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.
#CEBFEE 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 #DFEEBF; it also sits naturally between #BFC7EE and #E5BFEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CEBFEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 191, 238 |
| HSL | 259°, 58%, 84% |
| HSV | 259°, 20%, 93% |
| CMYK | 13%, 20%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 59.52, 56.56, 88.67 |
| Yxy | 56.56, 0.2907, 0.2762 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.93, 14.27, -21.37 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.20, 13.89, -22.18 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 75% · Blue 93%
Cyan 13% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CEBFEE
.text { color: #CEBFEE; }
.background { background-color: #CEBFEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEBFEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 191, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(259, 58%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEBFEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 191, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEBFEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 191, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CEBFEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEBFEE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DFEEBF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.71:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.31:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CEBFEE: #000000.
How #CEBFEE 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 #CEBFEE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CEBFEE?
#CEBFEE is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 206, 191, 238). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CEBFEE?
#CEBFEE is RGB 206, 191, 238 — HSL 259°, 58%, 84% — CMYK 13%, 20%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #CEBFEE?
Its complement is #DFEEBF; analogous partners are #BFC7EE and #E5BFEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CEBFEE for text?
Black text on #CEBFEE has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.