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#CE77FD Color

#CE77FD is rgb(206, 119, 253) in RGB, hsl(279, 97%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 53%, 0%, 1%) 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 7.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CE77FD
HEX#CE77FD
RGBrgb(206, 119, 253)
HSLhsl(279, 97%, 73%)
HSVhsv(279, 53%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 53%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(71.7% 0.202 312.3)
LABlab(64.09% 51.25 -53.73)
LCHlch(64.09% 74.25 313.64)

What #CE77FD 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 #CE77FD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 7.25Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 12.99Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 14.64Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 17.82Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 18.18Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 19.3

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

#CE77FD Channel Values

How #CE77FD 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 119 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 97% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 53% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 53% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.73:1 vs white · 7.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CE77FD 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 text2.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CE77FD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CE77FD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CE77FD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CE77FD
Complementary
#A6FD77
Analogous
#8B77FD
Analogous
#FD77E9
Triadic
#FDCE77
Triadic
#77FDCE
Split comp.
#E9FD77
Split comp.
#77FD8B

Tints & Shades of #CE77FD

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

#D58BFD
#DB9BFD
#E2AFFE
#E7BEFE
#EFD2FE
#F4E1FF

Shades

#BC45FC
#AA13FB
#8E03D8
#7003AB
#4F0279
#2E0146

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CE77FD.

How #CE77FD 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#CE77FD
Protanopia#8B8BFD
Protanomaly#AA83FD
Deuteranopia#9B9BFC
Deuteranomaly#B28EFC
Tritanopia#BE9191
Tritanomaly#C588C6
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CE77FD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ce77fd: #CE77FD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CE77FD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ce77fd': '#CE77FD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.467, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_ce77fd">#CE77FD</color>
SVG fillfill="#CE77FD"

More Purple Colors

#CE77FD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CE77FD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CE77FD?

#CE77FD is a light purple — rgb(206, 119, 253) in RGB and hsl(279, 97%, 73%) 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 7.25.

What is the RGB value of #CE77FD?

#CE77FD is rgb(206, 119, 253) — red 206, green 119, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CE77FD?

#CE77FD converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 53%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CE77FD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CE77FD scores 2.73:1 against white and 7.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CE77FD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CE77FD 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 12.99, which is visibly different.

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