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#CE509B Color

#CE509B is rgb(206, 80, 155) in RGB, hsl(324, 56%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 61%, 25%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mulberry (Crayola) (#C8509B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CE509B
HEX#CE509B
RGBrgb(206, 80, 155)
HSLhsl(324, 56%, 56%)
HSVhsv(324, 61%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 61%, 25%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(62% 0.178 346.8)
LABlab(53.46% 56.22 -14.65)
LCHlch(53.46% 58.10 345.39)

What #CE509B 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 #CE509B, 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.

#CE509B Channel Values

How #CE509B 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 80 · B 1558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 324° · S 56% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 324° · S 61% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 61% · Y 25% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4:1 vs white · 5.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CE509B 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 text4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CE509B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CE509B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CE509B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CE509B

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 #CE509B.

How #CE509B 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#CE509B
Protanopia#73739A
Protanomaly#A0679B
Deuteranopia#8B8B98
Deuteranomaly#AA7899
Tritanopia#C95E5E
Tritanomaly#CB597B
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CE509B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ce509b: #CE509B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CE509B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ce509b': '#CE509B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.314, blue: 0.608)
Android XML<color name="color_ce509b">#CE509B</color>
SVG fillfill="#CE509B"

More Pink Colors

#CE509B sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CE509B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CE509B?

#CE509B is a mid-tone pink — rgb(206, 80, 155) in RGB and hsl(324, 56%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mulberry (Crayola) (#C8509B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.61.

What is the RGB value of #CE509B?

#CE509B is rgb(206, 80, 155) — red 206, green 80, and blue 155 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CE509B?

#CE509B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 61%, 25%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CE509B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CE509B scores 4:1 against white and 5.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CE509B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CE509B 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 hotpink (#FF69B4) at a CIE76 distance of 15.11, which is visibly different.

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