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#CE91CF Color

#CE91CF is rgb(206, 145, 207) in RGB, hsl(299, 39%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 30%, 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 5.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CE91CF
HEX#CE91CF
RGBrgb(206, 145, 207)
HSLhsl(299, 39%, 69%)
HSVhsv(299, 30%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(73.7% 0.11 326.1)
LABlab(67.88% 31.22 -22.52)
LCHlch(67.88% 38.50 324.19)

What #CE91CF 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 #CE91CF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 5.53Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 6.75Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 7.72Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 7.97Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 8.14Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 8.56

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

#CE91CF Channel Values

How #CE91CF 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 145 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 299° · S 39% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 299° · S 30% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.45:1 vs white · 8.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CE91CF 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 text2.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CE91CF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CE91CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CE91CF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CE91CF
Complementary
#92CF91
Analogous
#AF91CF
Analogous
#CF91B1
Triadic
#CFCE91
Triadic
#91CFCE
Split comp.
#B1CF91
Split comp.
#91CFAF

Tints & Shades of #CE91CF

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

#D49FD5
#DAADDB
#E1BCE1
#E9CDE9
#EFDCEF
#F5EAF6

Shades

#BF71C1
#B04EB1
#904091
#703271
#512452
#2E142E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CE91CF.

How #CE91CF 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#CE91CF
Protanopia#9E9ECF
Protanomaly#B399CF
Deuteranopia#A8A8CE
Deuteranomaly#B9A0CE
Tritanopia#C79B9B
Tritanomaly#CA97B2
Achromatopsia#A5A5A5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CE91CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ce91cf: #CE91CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CE91CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ce91cf': '#CE91CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.569, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_ce91cf">#CE91CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#CE91CF"

More Pink Colors

#CE91CF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CE91CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CE91CF?

#CE91CF is a light pink — rgb(206, 145, 207) in RGB and hsl(299, 39%, 69%) 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 5.53.

What is the RGB value of #CE91CF?

#CE91CF is rgb(206, 145, 207) — red 206, green 145, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CE91CF?

#CE91CF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 30%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CE91CF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CE91CF scores 2.45:1 against white and 8.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CE91CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CE91CF 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 5.53, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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