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#CE73BD Color

#CE73BD is rgb(206, 115, 189) in RGB, hsl(311, 48%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 8%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sky Magenta (#CF71AF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CE73BD
HEX#CE73BD
RGBrgb(206, 115, 189)
HSLhsl(311, 48%, 63%)
HSVhsv(311, 44%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 8%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(68.1% 0.146 334.4)
LABlab(60.88% 44.00 -23.06)
LCHlch(60.88% 49.67 332.33)

What #CE73BD 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 #CE73BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sky Magenta#CF71AFΔE 6.97Super Pink#CF6BA9ΔE 8.77Pearly Purple#B768A2ΔE 10.21Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 11.67Middle Purple#D982B5ΔE 12.78Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 14.03

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

#CE73BD Channel Values

How #CE73BD 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 115 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 311° · S 48% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 311° · S 44% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 8% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.08:1 vs white · 6.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CE73BD 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 text3.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CE73BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CE73BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CE73BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CE73BD
Complementary
#73CE84
Analogous
#B173CE
Analogous
#CE7390
Triadic
#BDCE73
Triadic
#73BDCE
Split comp.
#90CE73
Split comp.
#73CEB1

Tints & Shades of #CE73BD

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

#D586C6
#DB99CF
#E2ACD8
#E8BFE1
#EFD2EA
#F6E5F3

Shades

#C355AF
#AE3D99
#8F327E
#6D2660
#4F1C46
#2D1028

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CE73BD.

How #CE73BD 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#CE73BD
Protanopia#8888BD
Protanomaly#A980BD
Deuteranopia#9999BB
Deuteranomaly#B18BBC
Tritanopia#C77F7F
Tritanomaly#CA7B9C
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CE73BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ce73bd: #CE73BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CE73BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ce73bd': '#CE73BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.451, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_ce73bd">#CE73BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#CE73BD"

More Pink Colors

#CE73BD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CE73BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CE73BD?

#CE73BD is a light pink — rgb(206, 115, 189) in RGB and hsl(311, 48%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sky Magenta (#CF71AF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.97.

What is the RGB value of #CE73BD?

#CE73BD is rgb(206, 115, 189) — red 206, green 115, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CE73BD?

#CE73BD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 8%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CE73BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CE73BD scores 3.08:1 against white and 6.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CE73BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CE73BD 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 orchid (#DA70D6) at a CIE76 distance of 14.03, which is visibly different.

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