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#CEA4E2 closest to Velvet Horizon

#CEA4E2 is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Velvet Horizon. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 64.3% green and 88.6% blue (rgb(206, 164, 226)). Its HSL value is 281° hue, 52% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 9% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. #CEA4E2 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.03:1.

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Variations of #CEA4E2

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#CEA4E2 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#CEA4E2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CEA4E2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A4B4E0
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9BB1E5
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ABAEE3
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A4B4E0
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B2AFE1
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CDABBA
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CEA7D1
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B3B3B3
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BAB0C0

#CEA4E2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.09:1 Very poor#CEA4E2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.03:1 Very good#CEA4E2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CEA4E2 in CSS

/* Velvet Horizon */
.color { color: #CEA4E2; }
.background { background-color: #CEA4E2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CEA4E2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(206 164 226);
color: hsl(281 52% 76%);
color: oklch(0.778 0.097 314.6);

#CEA4E2 FAQ

What color is #CEA4E2?

#CEA4E2 is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Velvet Horizon. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #CEA4E2?

#CEA4E2 is rgb(206, 164, 226) in RGB, hsl(281, 52%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(9%, 27%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CEA4E2?

The complementary color of #CEA4E2 is #B8E2A4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CEA4E2?

Black text has the best contrast on #CEA4E2: 10.03:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CEA4E2 a warm or cool color?

#CEA4E2 is a cool color.