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#CE92DD Color

#CE92DD is rgb(206, 146, 221) in RGB, hsl(288, 52%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 34%, 0%, 13%) 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 9.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CE92DD
HEX#CE92DD
RGBrgb(206, 146, 221)
HSLhsl(288, 52%, 72%)
HSVhsv(288, 34%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 34%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(74.4% 0.123 319.4)
LABlab(68.55% 32.73 -29.23)
LCHlch(68.55% 43.89 318.23)

What #CE92DD 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 #CE92DD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 9.09Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 9.99Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 10.53Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 11.15Rich Brilliant Lavender#F1A7FEΔE 11.47African Violet#B284BEΔE 11.61

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

#CE92DD Channel Values

How #CE92DD 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 146 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 288° · S 52% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 288° · S 34% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.39:1 vs white · 8.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CE92DD 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 text2.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CE92DD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CE92DD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CE92DD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CE92DD
Complementary
#A1DD92
Analogous
#A992DD
Analogous
#DD92C6
Triadic
#DDCE92
Triadic
#92DDCE
Split comp.
#C6DD92
Split comp.
#92DDA9

Tints & Shades of #CE92DD

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

#D5A2E2
#DAAEE5
#E1BDEA
#E8CDEF
#EFDCF4
#F4E8F8

Shades

#BC6CD0
#AD49C5
#9035A7
#6E2880
#4D1C59
#2F1136

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CE92DD.

How #CE92DD 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#CE92DD
Protanopia#9E9EDD
Protanomaly#B39ADD
Deuteranopia#A9A9DC
Deuteranomaly#B9A0DC
Tritanopia#C69E9E
Tritanomaly#C999BB
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CE92DD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ce92dd: #CE92DD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CE92DD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ce92dd': '#CE92DD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.573, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_ce92dd">#CE92DD</color>
SVG fillfill="#CE92DD"

More Purple Colors

#CE92DD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CE92DD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CE92DD?

#CE92DD is a light purple — rgb(206, 146, 221) in RGB and hsl(288, 52%, 72%) 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 9.09.

What is the RGB value of #CE92DD?

#CE92DD is rgb(206, 146, 221) — red 206, green 146, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CE92DD?

#CE92DD converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 34%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CE92DD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CE92DD scores 2.39:1 against white and 8.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CE92DD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CE92DD 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 9.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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