#CE559F Color

#CE559F is rgb(206, 85, 159) in RGB, hsl(323, 55%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 59%, 23%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mulberry (Crayola) (#C8509B), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CE559F

HEX#CE559F

RGBrgb(206, 85, 159)

HSLhsl(323, 55%, 57%)

HSVhsv(323, 59%, 81%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 59%, 23%, 19%)

OKLCHoklch(62.8% 0.173 345.6)

LABlab(54.39% 54.51 -15.60)

LCHlch(54.39% 56.70 344.03)

What #CE559F 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 #CE559F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mulberry (Crayola)#C8509BΔE 2 Red-violet (Crayola)#C0448FΔE 5.67 Pink (Pantone)#D74894ΔE 8.82 Super Pink#CF6BA9ΔE 9.76 Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 10.38 Fandango#B53389ΔE 10.83

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

#CE559F Channel Values

How #CE559F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 206 · G 85 · B 159	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 323° · S 55% · L 57%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 323° · S 59% · V 81%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 59% · Y 23% · K 19%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.87:1 vs white · 5.42:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CE559F 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 text3.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CE559F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CE559F; 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.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CE559F

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 #CE559F.

How #CE559F 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#CE559F

Protanopia#76769F

Protanomaly#A16A9F

Deuteranopia#8D8D9C

Deuteranomaly#AB7A9D

Tritanopia#C96262

Tritanomaly#CB5D7F

Achromatopsia#818181

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Using #CE559F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ce559f: #CE559F;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CE559F;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ce559f': '#CE559F' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.333, blue: 0.624)

Android XML<color name="color_ce559f">#CE559F</color>

SVG fillfill="#CE559F"

More Pink Colors

#CE559F sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#CE559F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CE559F?

#CE559F is a mid-tone pink — rgb(206, 85, 159) in RGB and hsl(323, 55%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mulberry (Crayola) (#C8509B), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.

What is the RGB value of #CE559F?

#CE559F is rgb(206, 85, 159) — red 206, green 85, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CE559F?

#CE559F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 59%, 23%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CE559F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CE559F scores 3.87:1 against white and 5.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CE559F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CE559F 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 15.6, which is visibly different.

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