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#CE5DE5 Color

#CE5DE5 is rgb(206, 93, 229) in RGB, hsl(290, 72%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 59%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CE5DE5
HEX#CE5DE5
RGBrgb(206, 93, 229)
HSLhsl(290, 72%, 63%)
HSVhsv(290, 59%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 59%, 0%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(67% 0.217 320.6)
LABlab(58.35% 59.56 -49.51)
LCHlch(58.35% 77.46 320.26)

What #CE5DE5 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 #CE5DE5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 7.05Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 7.87Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 13.62Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 13.82Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 14.24Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 14.63

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

#CE5DE5 Channel Values

How #CE5DE5 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 93 · B 2298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 72% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 59% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 59% · Y 0% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.32:1 vs white · 6.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CE5DE5 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 text3.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CE5DE5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CE5DE5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CE5DE5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CE5DE5
Complementary
#73E55D
Analogous
#8A5DE5
Analogous
#E55DB7
Triadic
#E5CE5D
Triadic
#5DE5CE
Split comp.
#B7E55D
Split comp.
#5DE58A

Tints & Shades of #CE5DE5

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

#D573E8
#DB89EC
#E29FEF
#E8B4F3
#EFCAF6
#F6E0FA

Shades

#C33ADF
#AE21CA
#8F1BA7
#6D157F
#4F0F5C
#2D0935

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CE5DE5.

How #CE5DE5 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#CE5DE5
Protanopia#7A7AE5
Protanomaly#A370E5
Deuteranopia#9090E3
Deuteranomaly#AC7EE4
Tritanopia#C17A7A
Tritanomaly#C66FAF
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CE5DE5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ce5de5: #CE5DE5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CE5DE5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ce5de5': '#CE5DE5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.365, blue: 0.898)
Android XML<color name="color_ce5de5">#CE5DE5</color>
SVG fillfill="#CE5DE5"

More Pink Colors

#CE5DE5 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CE5DE5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CE5DE5?

#CE5DE5 is a light pink — rgb(206, 93, 229) in RGB and hsl(290, 72%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.05.

What is the RGB value of #CE5DE5?

#CE5DE5 is rgb(206, 93, 229) — red 206, green 93, and blue 229 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CE5DE5?

#CE5DE5 converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 59%, 0%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CE5DE5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CE5DE5 scores 3.32:1 against white and 6.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CE5DE5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CE5DE5 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 7.05, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.