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#CE09BA Color

#CE09BA is rgb(206, 9, 186) in RGB, hsl(306, 92%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 96%, 10%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.67. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CE09BA
HEX#CE09BA
RGBrgb(206, 9, 186)
HSLhsl(306, 92%, 42%)
HSVhsv(306, 96%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 96%, 10%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(58.7% 0.26 333.8)
LABlab(48.14% 76.92 -41.03)
LCHlch(48.14% 87.18 331.92)

What #CE09BA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CE09BA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 8.67Hot Magenta#FF1DCEΔE 15.68Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 16.1Razzle Dazzle Rose#FF33CCΔE 16.14Hot Fuchsia#FF00C6ΔE 17.34Shocking Pink#FC0FC0ΔE 17.45

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#CE09BA Channel Values

How #CE09BA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 206 · G 9 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 306° · S 92% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 306° · S 96% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 96% · Y 10% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.8:1 vs white · 4.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CE09BA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CE09BA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CE09BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CE09BA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CE09BA
Complementary
#09CE1C
Analogous
#7F09CE
Analogous
#CE0957
Triadic
#BACE09
Triadic
#09BACE
Split comp.
#57CE09
Split comp.
#09CE7F

Tints & Shades of #CE09BA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#F50ADD
#F631E3
#F859E8
#FA80ED
#FBA7F3
#FDCEF8

Shades

#B508A4
#980689
#7F0573
#620459
#490342
#2C0228

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CE09BA.

How #CE09BA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CE09BA
Protanopia#5C5CBA
Protanomaly#9748BA
Deuteranopia#7D7DB7
Deuteranomaly#A463B8
Tritanopia#C44848
Tritanomaly#C83885
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CE09BA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ce09ba: #CE09BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CE09BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ce09ba': '#CE09BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.035, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_ce09ba">#CE09BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#CE09BA"

More Pink Colors

#CE09BA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CE09BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CE09BA?

#CE09BA is a mid-tone pink — rgb(206, 9, 186) in RGB and hsl(306, 92%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.67.

What is the RGB value of #CE09BA?

#CE09BA is rgb(206, 9, 186) — red 206, green 9, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CE09BA?

#CE09BA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 96%, 10%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CE09BA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CE09BA scores 4.8:1 against white and 4.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CE09BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CE09BA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 23.41, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.