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#CE88BF Color

#CE88BF is rgb(206, 136, 191) in RGB, hsl(313, 42%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 7%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Orchid (Crayola) (#E29CD2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CE88BF
HEX#CE88BF
RGBrgb(206, 136, 191)
HSLhsl(313, 42%, 67%)
HSVhsv(313, 34%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 7%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(71.5% 0.111 334.8)
LABlab(65.39% 33.68 -17.38)
LCHlch(65.39% 37.90 332.71)

What #CE88BF 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 #CE88BF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 7.35Middle Purple#D982B5ΔE 7.86Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 8.36Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 8.79Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 9.32Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 9.58

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

#CE88BF Channel Values

How #CE88BF 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 136 · B 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 313° · S 42% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 313° · S 34% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 7% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.66:1 vs white · 7.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CE88BF 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 text2.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CE88BF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CE88BF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CE88BF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CE88BF
Complementary
#88CE97
Analogous
#BA88CE
Analogous
#CE889C
Triadic
#BFCE88
Triadic
#88BFCE
Split comp.
#9CCE88
Split comp.
#88CEBA

Tints & Shades of #CE88BF

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

#D496C7
#DCA8D0
#E1B7D8
#E9C9E2
#EFD7EA
#F6E9F3

Shades

#C167AD
#B1489B
#913B7E
#702E62
#502145
#2F1329

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CE88BF.

How #CE88BF 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#CE88BF
Protanopia#9797BF
Protanomaly#B091BF
Deuteranopia#A4A4BD
Deuteranomaly#B699BE
Tritanopia#C99090
Tritanomaly#CB8DA5
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CE88BF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ce88bf: #CE88BF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CE88BF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ce88bf': '#CE88BF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.533, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_ce88bf">#CE88BF</color>
SVG fillfill="#CE88BF"

More Pink Colors

#CE88BF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CE88BF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CE88BF?

#CE88BF is a light pink — rgb(206, 136, 191) in RGB and hsl(313, 42%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Orchid (Crayola) (#E29CD2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.35.

What is the RGB value of #CE88BF?

#CE88BF is rgb(206, 136, 191) — red 206, green 136, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CE88BF?

#CE88BF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 7%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CE88BF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CE88BF scores 2.66:1 against white and 7.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CE88BF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CE88BF 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 9.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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