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#CE36FC Color

#CE36FC is rgb(206, 54, 252) in RGB, hsl(286, 97%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 79%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CE36FC
HEX#CE36FC
RGBrgb(206, 54, 252)
HSLhsl(286, 97%, 60%)
HSVhsv(286, 79%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 79%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(64.8% 0.281 316.6)
LABlab(54.32% 76.69 -68.75)
LCHlch(54.32% 102.99 318.13)

What #CE36FC 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 #CE36FC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 7.99Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 11.01Phlox#DF00FFΔE 11.4Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 13.13Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 14.64Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 16.93

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

#CE36FC Channel Values

How #CE36FC 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 54 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 97% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 79% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 79% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.78:1 vs white · 5.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CE36FC 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CE36FC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CE36FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CE36FC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CE36FC
Complementary
#64FC36
Analogous
#6B36FC
Analogous
#FC36C7
Triadic
#FCCE36
Triadic
#36FCCE
Split comp.
#C7FC36
Split comp.
#36FC6B

Tints & Shades of #CE36FC

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

#D44FFC
#DB6DFD
#E186FD
#E9A5FE
#EFBEFE
#F6DCFE

Shades

#C40EFB
#AA03DD
#8B03B5
#6C028D
#4D0264
#2E013C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CE36FC.

How #CE36FC 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#CE36FC
Protanopia#6767FC
Protanomaly#9B57FC
Deuteranopia#8383FA
Deuteranomaly#A76DFB
Tritanopia#BB6E6E
Tritanomaly#C35CB9
Achromatopsia#838383

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CE36FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ce36fc: #CE36FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CE36FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ce36fc': '#CE36FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.212, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_ce36fc">#CE36FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#CE36FC"

More Purple Colors

#CE36FC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CE36FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CE36FC?

#CE36FC is a light purple — rgb(206, 54, 252) in RGB and hsl(286, 97%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.99.

What is the RGB value of #CE36FC?

#CE36FC is rgb(206, 54, 252) — red 206, green 54, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CE36FC?

#CE36FC converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 79%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CE36FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CE36FC scores 3.78:1 against white and 5.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CE36FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CE36FC 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 darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 16.93, which is visibly different.

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