Periwinkle (Purple)

#CEC3EF

RGB: 206, 195, 239

Color OverviewHEX #CEC3EF

#CEC3EF Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #CEC3EF is composed of 81% red, 76% green, and 94% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 255°, saturation of 58%, and lightness of 85%.

HEX

#CEC3EF

RGB

206, 195, 239

HSL

255°, 58%, 85%

HSV

255°, 18%, 94%

CMYK

14%, 18%, 0%, 6%

Name Match

Periwinkle

Closest Standard

Shades of #CEC3EF (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #CEC3EF (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #CEC3EF (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #CEC3EF

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #CEC3EF Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):1.66 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #CEC3EF Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):12.68 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #CEC3EF;
}

.element {
  color: #CEC3EF;
  background-color: #CEC3EF;
  border-color: #CEC3EF;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#CEC3EF] text-[#CEC3EF] border-[#CEC3EF]">
  Content styled with #CEC3EF
</div>