#CE59FC Color

#CE59FC is rgb(206, 89, 252) in RGB, hsl(283, 96%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 65%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), visibly different at ΔE 13.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CE59FC

HEX#CE59FC

RGBrgb(206, 89, 252)

HSLhsl(283, 96%, 67%)

HSVhsv(283, 65%, 99%)

CMYKcmyk(18%, 65%, 0%, 1%)

OKLCHoklch(67.9% 0.244 315)

LABlab(58.78% 64.59 -61.60)

LCHlch(58.78% 89.25 316.36)

What #CE59FC 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 #CE59FC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 13.15 Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 16.66 Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 17.91 Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 17.98 Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 18.68 Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 19.1

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

#CE59FC Channel Values

How #CE59FC 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 89 · B 252	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 283° · S 96% · L 67%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 283° · S 65% · V 99%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 18% · M 65% · Y 0% · K 1%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.25:1 vs white · 6.46:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CE59FC 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 text3.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text6.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CE59FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CE59FC; 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 #CE59FC

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

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How #CE59FC 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#CE59FC

Protanopia#7878FC

Protanomaly#A26DFC

Deuteranopia#8E8EFA

Deuteranomaly#AB7CFB

Tritanopia#BD7E7E

Tritanomaly#C471BE

Achromatopsia#8F8F8F

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Using #CE59FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ce59fc: #CE59FC;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CE59FC;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ce59fc': '#CE59FC' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.349, blue: 0.988)

Android XML<color name="color_ce59fc">#CE59FC</color>

SVG fillfill="#CE59FC"

More Purple Colors

#CE59FC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#CE59FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CE59FC?

#CE59FC is a light purple — rgb(206, 89, 252) in RGB and hsl(283, 96%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 13.15.

What is the RGB value of #CE59FC?

#CE59FC is rgb(206, 89, 252) — red 206, green 89, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CE59FC?

#CE59FC converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 65%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CE59FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CE59FC scores 3.25:1 against white and 6.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CE59FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CE59FC 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 16.66, which is visibly different.

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