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#CE3BBD Color

#CE3BBD is rgb(206, 59, 189) in RGB, hsl(307, 60%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 71%, 8%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Byzantine (#BD33A4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CE3BBD
HEX#CE3BBD
RGBrgb(206, 59, 189)
HSLhsl(307, 60%, 52%)
HSVhsv(307, 71%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 71%, 8%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(61.4% 0.228 333.1)
LABlab(51.78% 67.45 -37.07)
LCHlch(51.78% 76.97 331.21)

What #CE3BBD 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 #CE3BBD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#CE3BBD Channel Values

How #CE3BBD 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 59 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 307° · S 60% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 307° · S 71% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 71% · Y 8% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.21:1 vs white · 4.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CE3BBD 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 text4.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CE3BBD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CE3BBD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CE3BBD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CE3BBD

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CE3BBD.

How #CE3BBD 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#CE3BBD
Protanopia#6969BD
Protanomaly#9C5ABD
Deuteranopia#8585BA
Deuteranomaly#A76FBB
Tritanopia#C55A5A
Tritanomaly#C94F8D
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CE3BBD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ce3bbd: #CE3BBD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CE3BBD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ce3bbd': '#CE3BBD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.231, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_ce3bbd">#CE3BBD</color>
SVG fillfill="#CE3BBD"

More Pink Colors

#CE3BBD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CE3BBD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CE3BBD?

#CE3BBD is a mid-tone pink — rgb(206, 59, 189) in RGB and hsl(307, 60%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Byzantine (#BD33A4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.48.

What is the RGB value of #CE3BBD?

#CE3BBD is rgb(206, 59, 189) — red 206, green 59, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CE3BBD?

#CE3BBD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 71%, 8%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CE3BBD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CE3BBD scores 4.21:1 against white and 4.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CE3BBD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CE3BBD 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 16.27, which is visibly different.

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