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#CE4BDD Color

#CE4BDD is rgb(206, 75, 221) in RGB, hsl(294, 68%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 66%, 0%, 13%) 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 7.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CE4BDD
HEX#CE4BDD
RGBrgb(206, 75, 221)
HSLhsl(294, 68%, 58%)
HSVhsv(294, 66%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 66%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(64.6% 0.234 323.5)
LABlab(55.24% 65.75 -49.93)
LCHlch(55.24% 82.56 322.78)

What #CE4BDD 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 #CE4BDD, 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.

#CE4BDD Channel Values

How #CE4BDD 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 75 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 294° · S 68% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 294° · S 66% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.7:1 vs white · 5.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CE4BDD 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 text3.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CE4BDD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CE4BDD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CE4BDD; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CE4BDD

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 #CE4BDD.

How #CE4BDD 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#CE4BDD
Protanopia#7171DD
Protanomaly#9F64DD
Deuteranopia#8989DB
Deuteranomaly#A975DC
Tritanopia#C16D6D
Tritanomaly#C661A6
Achromatopsia#858585

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CE4BDD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ce4bdd: #CE4BDD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CE4BDD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ce4bdd': '#CE4BDD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.294, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_ce4bdd">#CE4BDD</color>
SVG fillfill="#CE4BDD"

More Pink Colors

#CE4BDD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CE4BDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CE4BDD?

#CE4BDD is a mid-tone pink — rgb(206, 75, 221) in RGB and hsl(294, 68%, 58%) 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 7.43.

What is the RGB value of #CE4BDD?

#CE4BDD is rgb(206, 75, 221) — red 206, green 75, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CE4BDD?

#CE4BDD converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 66%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CE4BDD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CE4BDD scores 3.7:1 against white and 5.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CE4BDD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CE4BDD 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 11.17, which is visibly different.

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