Palettes / Colors / #CEC3EF

#CEC3EF — Pale Purple

#CEC3EF is a purple color we call Pale Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

#CEC3EF 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 #E4EFC3; it also sits naturally between #C3CEEF and #E4C3EF. 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 76% · Blue 94%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CEC3EF

.text { color: #CEC3EF; }
.background { background-color: #CEC3EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEC3EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 195, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(255, 58%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEC3EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 195, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEC3EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 195, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CEC3EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEC3EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CEC3EF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E4EFC3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEC3EF: #000000.

How #CEC3EF 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 #CEC3EF 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

← #CEC3EE  ·  #CEC3F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEC3EF?

#CEC3EF is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 206, 195, 239). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEC3EF?

#CEC3EF is RGB 206, 195, 239 — HSL 255°, 58%, 85% — CMYK 14%, 18%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #CEC3EF?

Its complement is #E4EFC3; analogous partners are #C3CEEF and #E4C3EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEC3EF for text?

Black text on #CEC3EF has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.