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#CE2C9D Color

#CE2C9D is rgb(206, 44, 157) in RGB, hsl(318, 65%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 79%, 24%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.3. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CE2C9D
HEX#CE2C9D
RGBrgb(206, 44, 157)
HSLhsl(318, 65%, 49%)
HSVhsv(318, 79%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 79%, 24%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(58.7% 0.222 343.6)
LABlab(48.99% 68.59 -22.61)
LCHlch(48.99% 72.22 341.76)

What #CE2C9D 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 #CE2C9D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 5.3Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 8.95Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 9.41Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 9.72Fandango#B53389ΔE 12.28Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 13.07

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

#CE2C9D Channel Values

How #CE2C9D 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 44 · B 1578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 65% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 79% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 79% · Y 24% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.7:1 vs white · 4.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CE2C9D 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 text4.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CE2C9D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CE2C9D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CE2C9D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CE2C9D
Complementary
#2CCE5C
Analogous
#AE2CCE
Analogous
#CE2C4C
Triadic
#9DCE2C
Triadic
#2C9DCE
Split comp.
#4CCE2C
Split comp.
#2CCEAE

Tints & Shades of #CE2C9D

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

#D846AC
#DE63B9
#E481C6
#EA9ED4
#F1BCE1
#F7D9EE

Shades

#B5268A
#972074
#7E1B60
#61154A
#480F37
#2A0920

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CE2C9D.

How #CE2C9D 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#CE2C9D
Protanopia#64649C
Protanomaly#9A539D
Deuteranopia#818199
Deuteranomaly#A6699B
Tritanopia#C84848
Tritanomaly#CA3E74
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CE2C9D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ce2c9d: #CE2C9D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CE2C9D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ce2c9d': '#CE2C9D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.173, blue: 0.616)
Android XML<color name="color_ce2c9d">#CE2C9D</color>
SVG fillfill="#CE2C9D"

More Pink Colors

#CE2C9D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CE2C9D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CE2C9D?

#CE2C9D is a mid-tone pink — rgb(206, 44, 157) in RGB and hsl(318, 65%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.3.

What is the RGB value of #CE2C9D?

#CE2C9D is rgb(206, 44, 157) — red 206, green 44, and blue 157 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CE2C9D?

#CE2C9D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 79%, 24%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CE2C9D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CE2C9D scores 4.7:1 against white and 4.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CE2C9D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CE2C9D 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 9.41, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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