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#CE88CE Color

#CE88CE is rgb(206, 136, 206) in RGB, hsl(300, 42%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CE88CE
HEX#CE88CE
RGBrgb(206, 136, 206)
HSLhsl(300, 42%, 67%)
HSVhsv(300, 34%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(72.1% 0.125 326.8)
LABlab(65.84% 35.70 -25.06)
LCHlch(65.84% 43.62 324.93)

What #CE88CE 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 #CE88CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 9.61African Violet#B284BEΔE 11.02Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 11.12Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 12.23Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 12.56Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 12.85

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

#CE88CE Channel Values

How #CE88CE 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 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 300° · S 42% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 300° · S 34% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.61:1 vs white · 8.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CE88CE 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 text2.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CE88CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CE88CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CE88CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CE88CE
Complementary
#88CE88
Analogous
#AB88CE
Analogous
#CE88AB
Triadic
#CECE88
Triadic
#88CECE
Split comp.
#ABCE88
Split comp.
#88CEAB

Tints & Shades of #CE88CE

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

#D496D4
#DCA8DC
#E1B7E1
#E9C9E9
#EFD7EF
#F6E9F6

Shades

#C167C1
#B148B1
#913B91
#702E70
#502150
#2F132F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CE88CE.

How #CE88CE 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#CE88CE
Protanopia#9797CE
Protanomaly#B091CE
Deuteranopia#A4A4CC
Deuteranomaly#B699CD
Tritanopia#C79393
Tritanomaly#CA8FAE
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CE88CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ce88ce: #CE88CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CE88CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ce88ce': '#CE88CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.533, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_ce88ce">#CE88CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#CE88CE"

More Pink Colors

#CE88CE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CE88CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CE88CE?

#CE88CE is a light pink — rgb(206, 136, 206) in RGB and hsl(300, 42%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.61.

What is the RGB value of #CE88CE?

#CE88CE is rgb(206, 136, 206) — red 206, green 136, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CE88CE?

#CE88CE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CE88CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CE88CE scores 2.61:1 against white and 8.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CE88CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CE88CE 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 9.61, 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.