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#CE5EED Color

#CE5EED is rgb(206, 94, 237) in RGB, hsl(287, 80%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 60%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CE5EED
HEX#CE5EED
RGBrgb(206, 94, 237)
HSLhsl(287, 80%, 65%)
HSVhsv(287, 60%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 60%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(67.6% 0.223 318.4)
LABlab(58.87% 60.28 -53.15)
LCHlch(58.87% 80.36 318.60)

What #CE5EED 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 #CE5EED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 7.06Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 9.5Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 14.65Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 14.74Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 15.1Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 17.72

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

#CE5EED Channel Values

How #CE5EED 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 94 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 287° · S 80% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 287° · S 60% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.26:1 vs white · 6.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CE5EED 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 text3.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CE5EED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CE5EED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CE5EED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CE5EED
Complementary
#7DED5E
Analogous
#875EED
Analogous
#ED5EC5
Triadic
#EDCE5E
Triadic
#5EEDCE
Split comp.
#C5ED5E
Split comp.
#5EED87

Tints & Shades of #CE5EED

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

#D575F0
#DB88F2
#E29FF4
#E9B6F7
#F0CDF9
#F5DFFB

Shades

#C235E9
#B218DC
#9114B3
#6F0F8A
#4E0B60
#30073C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CE5EED.

How #CE5EED 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#CE5EED
Protanopia#7B7BED
Protanomaly#A371ED
Deuteranopia#9090EB
Deuteranomaly#AC7FEC
Tritanopia#BF7D7D
Tritanomaly#C572B5
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CE5EED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ce5eed: #CE5EED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CE5EED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ce5eed': '#CE5EED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.369, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_ce5eed">#CE5EED</color>
SVG fillfill="#CE5EED"

More Purple Colors

#CE5EED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CE5EED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CE5EED?

#CE5EED is a light purple — rgb(206, 94, 237) in RGB and hsl(287, 80%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.06.

What is the RGB value of #CE5EED?

#CE5EED is rgb(206, 94, 237) — red 206, green 94, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CE5EED?

#CE5EED converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 60%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CE5EED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CE5EED scores 3.26:1 against white and 6.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CE5EED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CE5EED 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 9.5, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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