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#CE3EFE Color

#CE3EFE is rgb(206, 62, 254) in RGB, hsl(285, 99%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 76%, 0%, 0%) 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 9.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CE3EFE
HEX#CE3EFE
RGBrgb(206, 62, 254)
HSLhsl(285, 99%, 62%)
HSVhsv(285, 76%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 76%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(65.5% 0.275 315.9)
LABlab(55.27% 74.64 -68.33)
LCHlch(55.27% 101.19 317.53)

What #CE3EFE 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 #CE3EFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 9.24Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 13.1Phlox#DF00FFΔE 13.5Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 14.9Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 15.08Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 17.26

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

#CE3EFE Channel Values

How #CE3EFE 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 62 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 99% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 76% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 76% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.66:1 vs white · 5.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CE3EFE 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 text3.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CE3EFE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CE3EFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CE3EFE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CE3EFE
Complementary
#6EFE3E
Analogous
#6E3EFE
Analogous
#FE3ECE
Triadic
#FECE3E
Triadic
#3EFECE
Split comp.
#CEFE3E
Split comp.
#3EFE6E

Tints & Shades of #CE3EFE

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

#D558FE
#DB71FE
#E18AFE
#E9A9FF
#F0C2FF
#F6DBFF

Shades

#C416FE
#AC01E4
#8D01BC
#6F0193
#50016B
#2E003D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CE3EFE.

How #CE3EFE 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#CE3EFE
Protanopia#6A6AFE
Protanomaly#9C5CFE
Deuteranopia#8585FC
Deuteranomaly#A770FD
Tritanopia#BB7272
Tritanomaly#C361BB
Achromatopsia#868686

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CE3EFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ce3efe: #CE3EFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CE3EFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ce3efe': '#CE3EFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.243, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_ce3efe">#CE3EFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#CE3EFE"

More Purple Colors

#CE3EFE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CE3EFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CE3EFE?

#CE3EFE is a light purple — rgb(206, 62, 254) in RGB and hsl(285, 99%, 62%) 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 9.24.

What is the RGB value of #CE3EFE?

#CE3EFE is rgb(206, 62, 254) — red 206, green 62, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CE3EFE?

#CE3EFE converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 76%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CE3EFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CE3EFE scores 3.66:1 against white and 5.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CE3EFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CE3EFE 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 17.26, which is visibly different.

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