#CEC9FF Hex Color

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#cec9ff is a hex color. It can be described as pastel, unsaturated, cold, cool, purple, purplish, violet and lavender. It is a shade of purple, lavender. The hex code is #cec9ff.

Questions about #cec9ff

What is #cec9ff in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #cec9ff is rgb(206, 201, 255), in HSL hsl(246, 100%, 89%) and in CMYK 19%, 21%, 0%, 0%.
Is #cec9ff readable on white or black?
#cec9ff has a 1.56:1 contrast ratio on white and 13.42:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.